Help, my system sounds lifeless!


Hi, this is my first post.  I rushed putting my system together when i emigrated from the UK to New Jersey.  In fact this site was partly to blame as i was attracted to the amazing  "used" deals!  I bought a pair of Dali Helicon 400 (mark I)  as they passed the WAF.  The rest of the system contains a Belles Soloist Integrated and Simaudio Equinox SE CD player, wireworld platinum eclispe 6 interconnect & Audio Art Cable Classic SC-5 Speaker Cable.  My room maybe partly to blame but generally the system sounds lifeless, with little soundstage (better when i play vinyl).  I am not feeling/falling in love with the speakers and do not like the bass response (which is often reported).  I would like to change the speakers and was wondering if you could help.  I have an extremely large cd collection (and have recently bought a used Lumin D1, but unfortunately not set up yet) covering all kinds of music.  I am thinking 8ohm with better sensitivity would be a better option.  Looking to spend around $3000-4000 used.  Some contenders include Revel F206 or F208, Tannoy DC8 or DC8T, ATC SCM40, JA Pulsars (maybe too much $), PBN Liberty, Aerial 10T (never see them used) but they must have grills as sometimes kids go in the basement.  Maybe Monitors with stands would be better option?  I am hoping the flickr link works so you can see my room (excuse the feet!).  I want to fall in love with my large music collection again!  Looking for good bass & soundstage and speakers that can play all kinds of music (sometimes I'm partial to deep electronic music).  In some ways because my taste is so vast i am not particularly looking for ultra revealing speakers (Nora Jones speakers i think you call them!).  Looking forward to the NY audio show so i can hear some systems.  Thanks for all the help, cheers Paul  https://www.flickr.com/gp/97665913@N06/a5G6d9
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Make up your mind johnny before this post dies a less then painful death. It is already lifeless.

One assumes less than painful death would be what, uncomfortable? Tickles? 


Perhaps an eternity of presidential debates.................is  that painful enough?

Here is some good advise with a Money Back Guarantee.
Open Baffle Spatial Audio model 3  if you want low bass around 30 hz,the 
model 4 smaller will go down high 30s. Check them out Clayton gives you 
I believe 45 or 60 days money back. They sound great  I have several speakers 
but the 3 s and get all options .
The danger here is to lean to far the other way. Purchase some bright and forward and thin speakers, most of them are. So don't go overboard the other way and check with us far more knowledgeable people before making any decisions. 

In the end you may wish you had stayed in the UK. Well we are glad to have you here kidding aside. 

Speakers should go on the long wall with NOTHING between them.  Re-do your room with this in mind, and it will sound MUCH better