@OP A few further observations. Given what you say about occupational hazards, you should get an audiogram done. You may have an notch beween 2 and 6 Khz which is affecting your tonal perception. Also, the fact that you are blowing up speakers may be because hearing loss which can lead to playing things excessively loud in an attempt to get a more linear perception. That in turn can lead to exacerbating room problems etc.
All that having been the earlier generations of W/P can tend to sound bright. Also they are very critical of setup and listening height in particular.
It might be worth paying an experienced Wilson dealer to do a setup. Money spent on setup and room treatments are the two best investments in hi fi. I'm always surprised how people are willing to spend a lot of money changing equipment without addressing the fundamentals.