Lots of bass at walls, lack of bass in center of room/listening position

Most speakers don't provide that 'room lock' bass in my room that I hear in shop demos. I can't explain why but I had a pair of speakers on stands I couldn't get any bass from so due to the insanity of this hobby I flipped the stands over, mounted them to the ceiling than mounted the speakers to that and GOT the best bass ever! Why when the speakers were the same distance off the floor as they were off the ceiling and the same distance from the corners did it make such a huge difference? IDK, but it was embarrassing when visitors would bump their heads on them walking by. lol.
Often the best sounding systems by dealers have the speakers in the most unconventional places and if you don't have the freedom to place them where they sound best you're stuck with bass traps and digital eq along with your sub(s).  Nice speakers, seriously wanted to give them a try.

These are the ns 5000? Excellent choice. I really appreciate what Eric is suggesting. I have a 6’x8’ piece of carpet hanging on the sidewall of my listening room, it helps. One day I may replace it with vicoustics or another brand, but it showed me how important taming that 1st reflection point is.