Rwwear hit the nail right on the head. Your speaker place-
ment is suffocateing any attributes, or abilaties your gear
has to perform, no matter how modest it may be.
Put your speakers on a good pair of stands and experiment
with placement, this will give the music a chance to open
up and stretch out, and create an image.
Once you find the best placement, you can mark the location
with small pieces of tape should you need to move the stands back out of the way.
I think you will be very surprised at what you have been
missing with your speaks up on a shelf, and their backs against the wall.
The only danger involved here is that you may become infec-
ted with the upgrade virus. As you may know, there is no cure for this virus, only the continued spending that only
serves to put off your inevetable demise.
Charlie