I never had the 801 in my room, but tried to get them to work elsewhere. The results were much like Jeffb's above -- incidentally with a class A Symphonic Line amp (125W rms/channel): a bump s/where in the late70's early 80's.
We did raise them off the ground using Nordost pulsar points (because those were available:)) to reduce floor bounce. It could be worth your trying.
You'd use an equaliser before the amp(s) and tailor the sound to your room according to the response you get at the listening position.
Some room treatment (bass traps & diffusers) will probably help more than anything -- but it will clutter the room:(
We did raise them off the ground using Nordost pulsar points (because those were available:)) to reduce floor bounce. It could be worth your trying.
You'd use an equaliser before the amp(s) and tailor the sound to your room according to the response you get at the listening position.
Some room treatment (bass traps & diffusers) will probably help more than anything -- but it will clutter the room:(