I am shocked and appalled that you would even consider putting the judgement of your own ears before the Clamor Of Internet Buzz. You have been bad, very bad.
We played a show last year running thru a pro sound guy's Mackies of, I believe, your make, and they sounded stunning, brilliant, killer diller. Granted, he was a very experienced sound dude and we were pumping thru all his gizmos, but still, those are fine speakers.
And I'm generally floored by the quality of the JBL Eons our U's jazz fest uses, so in the end perhaps chasing that final 3% of Holy Grail tone is beyond my ears.
td