Paradigm 9SEMKIII... Dark Speakers?

Hey Folks

Welp, ive really had a decent chance to get aquainted with the Paradigm's ive replaced my radioshack speakers with.

Man these speakers are pretty dark.

Im running a Denon 3805 as a pre, a Denon POA2800 amp (200wpc), and typical lamp cord style monster cable.

I was never too sure what somebody meant when they referred to speakers as "Dark" but now i really know.

When i crank them they sound fantastic and really come to life, but with lower level listening they are so dark they come across as depressing!

Has anyone else owned a pair of these and had similar experiences? It is not the accoustics of the room as that room tends to be a bit bright.

Anybody have any reccommendations to brightening up the sound a little bit? Low Cost? They ARE bi-wireable and i was thinking of wiring up the upper end with silver cable. think that might help? im using copper for now, not bi-wired

these speakers were never intended to be a permamant fixture in my system, but as something to replace the Radioshackers untill i can get something better.

Also... Just curious, i dont have a lot of experience with paradigms, but i have noticed sifferent speaker brands have different flavors to them. Would this be the paradigm sound? Or is this something specific to this model?