The speakers finally got here Thursday night, and Steve and his partner showed up Friday to unbox them and place them in my room (thank you Steve). I have been playing music all day and night through them since. They have been opening up and settling now for a few days, and I am more impressed than I was in Steve's room a few weeks back. I have been driving them with a Luxman 509u integrated and Luxman D05u SACD player. These are the best speakers I've owned or ever hope to own (they seem to best my 5As, need to someday test that?), so non-harsh at high level (It's 6am here and I'm playing a Nat Cole CD at lowish volume, magical). Steve is having a set-up man come by Monday to place the speakers (I did my best yesterday), and I don't anticipate him moving them much from where they are. Imaging, tonal character, deep bass, non-harsh highs, sumptuous midrange, and pure beauty. I feel incredibly fortunate.
Kal was right!
I drove about an hour today to listen to/audition a pair of the Perlisten S7t speakers; I was very intrigued by the review in Stereophile. I brought along a bag of CDs to play along with a KT150 tube-based integrated (most likely the unit I would use to drive them here at home).
My pair will be delivered in the week.
I wasn't really in the market for new loudspeakers, but after hearing them with my amp and then with one the distributor used, I had pretty much no choice.
If you get the chance to listen I suggest you do.