Nearfield Low-Level Listening : New Speakers or EQ? Thoughts?

@deep_333 always helpful.

The issues are multi-faceted. Some speakers really do need to be played at a certain level before they "come alive" like Frampton. EQ can help your perception of certain frequencies, but if your speakers "don't sing" at lower levels with a decent dynamic range, then they will simply not sound their best.  EQ is the first place to start by boosting lows and highs, but at the end of the day, you might have better luck with getting some more "lively" speakers that offer a dynamic range even at lower volumes. 

In my bedroom I have some ancient 92 dB efficient ADS L520 speakers and play them at roughly 50 dB before going to sleep. I have EQed them using a streamer app running Tidal. To me they sound great, even at that low of a volume. 

@OP. I have no experience of the Totems but it is certainly the case that certain speakers do not sound right at low volume levels and sensitivity measurements are not always a perfect guide to that. You could try something like a pair of DeVore O series - that will tell you if there is potential for a speaker replacement.

I'm curious, given the room dimensions and the picture with the LPs, it looks like the speakers are about four feet apart. Are you really that compromised regarding placement?

What is the voice coil diameter on the Totem drivers? You want 26mm. 38mm like Scan speak and Dynadio take tons of power to get going and never sound good at low volumes.

I do not know about sensitivity playing a part. I had some 88dB sensitivity and the bass did not kick in until 85dB.  I prefer no crossover for low volume.

+EQ - Fletcher Munson curve