yeah speaker performance just does not disappear. The 802 d's obviously have enough performance specifications to provide a good solid bass floor since I have the lower sibling, the 804 d's which supply more than enough bass for my somewhat small room. One thing, make sure you connected your speakers in phase. I just re hooked my speakers up out of phase by accident and found that you lose all focus and tonality. And yes, indeed trial and error. Speaker positioning and also are the speakers pointing forward at an upward angle? Not only do you lose some focus the highs can be affected by this especially if you are at a somewhat close proximation to the speakers. Were your speakers sitting atop a wood floor as opposed to much more solid concrete floor? Look at the whole listening environment and try to pinpoint what might affect the overall sonics of the room.
