Anyone with experience with Spendor D9's?

Yes @jjss49 , I commented on your system page and you never responded :-)
I have treated all the four corners of my room with bass traps. How far from the walls, were the D48Rs when they were in your room? I am surprised that they overloaded your room, because your room is bigger than mine and I do not have any issues with them. In fact I love them and am mesmerized by their clarity, scale and depth. These speakers disappear in my room. If you had issues with the D48Rs, I suspect (unfortunately) that you would have the same issues with the D9. Hope that you can work out with placement with the D9 if you get them. Good luck.

just wondering if the shift in sound palette has gone as far as upper focals, kefs, proacs etc etc which are definitely more lively and more overtly ’hifi’ in presentation

@jjss49 ,I think the Spendor "D" series are completely different than their older series. These are the more modern sounding. I would not necessarily term them as "hifi" presentation, but more "lively". I have spent 30+ minutes auditioning the D7 and was amazed by their sound. Similarly I had auditioned the ProAc D30RS. In the end I went with the ProAc D48R. If the same comparison can be made between D7 and D9, these might "scale large", as I found out the difference between the D30 and D48. Mind you though that the D9 need at least a medium sized room. Your room should be fine.

@jjss49 ,
Would definitely love to see the new pics.
I have read in a speaker setup guide somewhere (don't recollect where exactly) that the distance of a speaker from front wall and side wall should never be the same. Other posters can correct me. But try to have different distances from front and side walls.

@photomax,
That's a awesome finish. I have seen that on the D7 and they looked gorgeous, as much as they sounded nice! Open rooms always sound fantastic. Enjoy!