Ethos speakers - losing mids when sitting down

Hello, I've recently purchased a pair of Ethos and am having problems with the mids and some of the bass disappearing in the seated position. When I stand up they come in nicely.

The speakers are 9' apart and are 10' from the sitting position. The wall behind sitting position is an additional 3' behind, or 13' from the front panel of the speakers. The speakers are about 22" from the front wall.

The best sound seems to be standing at the back wall, 13' away. When I crouch down to seated position, the mids drop out and some of the bass too. Same thing from the 10' seated position I'd like to use.

I have tried toe-ing in various angles. I've tried raking the speakers both so they tilt forward and also backwards. I've tried moving the speakers away from the wall up to about 3' away. (I can really only do 2' max with the furniture and the room size).

As of now, the walls are bare and the floor is hardwood with a large rug in the center of the room, but not under the speakers.

Is there any way to get the mids lowered in vertical space so they are more present in a seated position?

I will be getting some artwork to put on the walls. I also have on order a flat metal panel artwork that I'm wondering if, placed on the wall behind the listening/sitting area, might work if tilted slightly down. (My theory is maybe they will reflect the mids back down to me.) This is just theory because the metal artwork is being shipped to me so I don't have it to play with. Otherwise, I'll also have some canvas artwork I could hang behind the listening area. Or if I need to I could get a rug to hang.

Has anyone else experienced this problem and come up with a solution?

Thank you
Mika

You have to just tilt them bad boys forward, get something under the back spikes. The first logans I had were a prime example, I tilted them forward and it had a dramatic effect

Thanks for the suggestion. I've already tried tilting them forward - so much as to 95 degrees so they're leaning towards the floor. That didn't solve the problem for me.

Loss of Midranges and Bass

In your case, just remove rugs and any other soft surfaces.

Hope this would help.

It sounds to me like you have a null at the listening position. I suggest some corner bass traps in the front corners, as a start. That should help with the bass and lower mids. After that, you could try some absorption panels or diffuser panels at the first reflective points on the side walls. Check out the offerings from these companies to find the prices and styles.

http://gikacoustics.com/
http://www.atsacoustics.com/
http://www.realtraps.com/
http://www.vicoustic.com/VN/Homecinema/default.asp

22" to the front wall will produce a boundary null @ ~155Hz. Could be part of the problem.

what amps etc are you using ?