Something is suspicious here as the Cardas placement's whole goal in life is to reduce the effect of the room on the sound.
Perhaps you are too far off-axis. You might try some toe-in and see what happens.
Also, some speakers work well in a 'nearfield' setup and some don't. I don't know about your speakers specifically but you might look for some opinions there. How far away from the speakers do you sit in the dealer's setup?
HTH.
Perhaps you are too far off-axis. You might try some toe-in and see what happens.
Also, some speakers work well in a 'nearfield' setup and some don't. I don't know about your speakers specifically but you might look for some opinions there. How far away from the speakers do you sit in the dealer's setup?
HTH.