Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass

The pair of Eufrodites that I heard sounded terrific--very dynamic and lively, with surprisingly little eviddence of midrange peakiness that I would have expected from the Lowther origins of the midrange driver. Doesn't great sound alone qualify something as audiophile friendly (the high price too adds to the audiophile bona fides)?

I can see how its powerful bass response could be a problem in some rooms, but, that is certainly a speaker system that would be worth the effort to work into any system. To me, most modern speaker systems sound dynamically flat and lifeless and require high volume playback to sound lively. Systems like the Eufrodites are kind of rare (lively without being unnatural in tonal balance) so it would be a sad thing if you have to give it up.

Amuseb, have you looked into room equalizers? If you are reluctant to go the common route of using digital equalization, perhaps you could use something like the Rives equalizer which is analogue and sounds quite nice.

I'm indeed not looking to replace them by default. I will probably call for some expert opinion on the room acoustics in the coming days.
Before I had the Alto Utopias here and as Larryi says, they needed high volume playback to really get you into the music while the Eufros play music at any level. What's even more "annoying" is that on the tracks that don't suffer from bass boominess you can hear how nicely these babies play and then another track comes on, the bass gets boomy and you tear your hair.

Sounds_real_audio, I still owe you an answer. I chose these speakers following a recommendation from friend and as I had a really good deal on them. As I believe the only way to know how a component sounds in your room is to try it right there with the rest of your system (and the experience with the Eufros is the best example to that...), my pattern doesn't call for too many store/show listening rather then buying components, trying them here and deciding then.
This is why it's important to buy at a good price so loses are controlled in case of a quick resell.

Overall, I'm really not a picky listener and most of what I had here over the past 3 years, I liked one way or the other.
But the boomy bass is a killer. Just can't listen to music with that sound hence must be resolved.

Thanks for your participation.

Thanks psag.
Interesting, what do you refer to as audiophile speakers?

Amuseb, I've also spent time with Marten and TAD speakers, and I would regard those as audiophile speakers. The Hornings may not have quite the resolution, bandwidth, and flat frequency response of those others, but they are more than respectable in those areas. For me, the magic of the Hornings resides in the midrange. The fact that you can also have deep bass with just a few watts of tube amplification makes these so nice for flea/SET amp users. In my room, the bass is articulate and well-integrated with the rest of the speaker's output.

"I will probably call for some expert opinion on the room acoustics in the coming days."

May I recommend Jeff Hedback of Hedback Designed Acoustics. Jeff's day job mostly consists of designing recording studios, and his studios have been honored in the past three "Best of The Year" issues of Mix Magazine (2011, 2012, and 2013). But he has done work for a growing number of home audio and home studio rooms. He doesn't sell any products, just analysis and recommendations, which he still offers at a reasonable rate.

Hedback Designed Acoustics

Why not just get bass traps and put them on the corners? Because room acoustic treatment is a little bit like crossover design: Not that hard to do, but quite hard to do really well. One person may say, gee that crossover needs some more capacitance, but the real question is, how much, and where should it go in the circuit? Likewise with bass traps - what kind, how much, and where for most cost-effective and aesthetically acceptable results, are questions that are hard to answer really well. I have worked with Jeff on several projects, and am continually amazed at the innovative solutions he comes up with.

Duke