I dig your taste in gear, everything seems well thought out, from your tube amp, the VPI, Marantz, the Cornscalas and the Spatial M3's with the Red Dragon amps, which i have also heard. I listened to them at the Show Newport this past year and I really liked them. I almost considered getting a pair as well as I loved their unique modern look. As already said, one of the open baffle design qualities is to not interact with the room in the same way that a box speaker will do. Have you had any other speakers in your room and did you get better bass with them? Is the Cornscala sealed or ported?