Hi corelli, I don't think I expressed myself correctly. I was trying to say that I like heavy bass, so would not be worried about too much bass, on the contrary, the more the better. They are just a little too big in physical size for my particular family room where my stereo is located and would visually take over the room. If they were a foot shorter I think they would fit in fine. But if I convert one of my other rooms to a dedicated music room this would not be a problem at all.
I know how it sounds, but sometimes a speaker has to benignly fit into ones room.