Just one picture for teasing.
I wanted to have a first listen at the room and just tossed a few things together, temporarily. All I can say is that the room sounds extremely good, and the first impression is that it does what asked for in the first place.
I am going to tell you more about the speakers later on, but right now I tell you it's a 12" ATC bass + ATC mid with a Morel tweeter in a 100L closed cabinet, active crossover and a 3-way Hypex amplifier (the big black chunk behind the console).
My playback system gives me a big picture, a sound I can step into and that engages me the right way. I don't think the mental adaptation is going to be that tricky at all. The bass sounds extremely tight, and a quick sweep proved there's good response down to 35Hz. Only minor dips somewhere above 60Hz and 150Hz, nothing big.
The stands are a temporary mock-off, just to experiment with the height and positioning. I think I'm going to just bite it and order a pair of Sound Anchors stands. The height is probably going to be 23", these things sound the best when I'm ever-so-slightly above the center of the mid dome.
As you can see, my desk came back from modifications. Now it's perfect and I'm a happy man.
The work continues..