So, I picked up a pair of B&W 604 s3's over the weekend. Obviously quality enough. The problem is, I think the mids are way too forward and pronounced and I can't say I'm happy with clarity of the high end. The bass is killing it, though - I love that aspect of it. I would pair a sub with these to round out the lows.
For reference, I already own a pair of 602 s2 and 601 s2. I am very happy with the clarity of the highs on these speakers, in fact the clarity of the 602s is much better than the 601s. Unfortunately, I didn't find the same treble clarity with the 604 s3's (this was surprising.)
So, my AVR is a Denon AVR-1913. 90w continuous. I know this is underpowering the speakers, but I don't know if it explains the forward mids and even if I were to upgrade to a much more powerful amp whether that would fix that problem.
Should I get an EQ to balance these things out?
Or should I just chalk it up to this line not being for me and that I should be happy with a speaker's native tone out of the box w/o needing an EQ to "manage it"?