Hey lobster - Looked up your Josephs. They resemble somewhat (2 way, lower sensitivity, driver dimensions, similar size cabinet) the Totem Forests I am running. All the speaker placement and room treatment advice you got is worth pursuing if you are able. I wonder if your wife would accept GIK 244 Bass Traps placed behind the speakers temporarily during listening sessions...prop 'em against wall right on the floor. Maybe reflections in an active room are "gumming things up" sonically? i.e., depriving you of clarity in upper octaves???
Placement was critical to getting good sound from the Forests. Consider some plinths for the Josephs. I have the Forests elevated almost 6" off the carpeted floor (large area rug over engineered hard wood). Still have huge bass with nice extension on treble. Toe-in and distance apart are other variables to experiment with.
How long have you had the Josephs? Did the system always seem kind of "boring" to you (apologies if I'm misrepresenting your complaint about it!) What ICs are you running?
Placement was critical to getting good sound from the Forests. Consider some plinths for the Josephs. I have the Forests elevated almost 6" off the carpeted floor (large area rug over engineered hard wood). Still have huge bass with nice extension on treble. Toe-in and distance apart are other variables to experiment with.
How long have you had the Josephs? Did the system always seem kind of "boring" to you (apologies if I'm misrepresenting your complaint about it!) What ICs are you running?