It may seem a little self serving to answer one's own thread, but I've learned that the Triangle Stratos 260 speakers really only needed Jim Smith's "GET BETTER SOUND" to sound truly phenomenal at their price point.
Once I had a friend assist with the speaker placement, the speakers truly disappeared, their apparent shrillness not a matter of interconnect or other issue, but a lack of patience with setup on my part. These speakers are now for sale, unless I can scrounge space for a third system in my house: if that happens, I doubt I will ever part with them. That part, honestly, is *not* self-serving. I needed to learn how to take the time to set up the speakers so they could play the room, which they did beautifully.
Cheers, David
Once I had a friend assist with the speaker placement, the speakers truly disappeared, their apparent shrillness not a matter of interconnect or other issue, but a lack of patience with setup on my part. These speakers are now for sale, unless I can scrounge space for a third system in my house: if that happens, I doubt I will ever part with them. That part, honestly, is *not* self-serving. I needed to learn how to take the time to set up the speakers so they could play the room, which they did beautifully.
Cheers, David