@jmeyers -- I hope re-positioning or time help to tame the speakers.
Apologies for breaking in, but your post gave me pause as I am on the verge of upgrading from A3s to A5s. The A5s will be dealer demos from out of state with roughly 200 hrs. My amp is a pre-owned T+A PA 3100 HV.
I have pretty old ears that have lost a lot of HF detection, yet ironically have become sensitive to bright equipment. Overall I really like the A3s and while they do not come across as too bright, I'm concerned that the more revealing A5s could.
I have not heard the A5s and kind of assumed that if I like the A3s, I will really like the A5s.