Have you experimented with "footers" under your components that can tame the forwardness and the high end?
I've done a lot of system tuning and every footer alters the sound differently.
In your case 30 Durometer Sorbothane hemispheres or Herbie's "Tenderfeet" might be just the ticket. It is shocking at times what good system tuning can do to change the sound of your system. "Softer" materials like the two listed above, in conjunction with mass loading your components would almost surely get you much closer to the sound you desire.
The best news is that all of this is inexpensive!
I've done a lot of system tuning and every footer alters the sound differently.
In your case 30 Durometer Sorbothane hemispheres or Herbie's "Tenderfeet" might be just the ticket. It is shocking at times what good system tuning can do to change the sound of your system. "Softer" materials like the two listed above, in conjunction with mass loading your components would almost surely get you much closer to the sound you desire.
The best news is that all of this is inexpensive!