Legacy Classics and bottom end?

I have been using a Classics for about 6 months now. The bass in my situation seems tight and deep. They have been updated with the newest crossovers. I have never found the bass bloated. It is reasonably quick and tuneful. Cable is a biwire JPS superconductor and I am powering with Manley amps @ 60 watts in triode (KT 90 tubes). I have found solid state with these speakers less to my liking. By all means turn off the rear facing tweeter-I think it really degrades the soundstaging. It might be workable if it had a volume control like the Von Schweikert VR 3.

Placement & room acoustics I think is the real key. I have mine almost 6 feet from the back wall and 4 feet from side walls. I am fortunately able to do this in my listening area which is carpeted and fairly large (16' X 22'). This placement results in a deep soundstage with excellent imaging.

Is it possible the room is just to small for the speaker? Is the abundant bass overpowering room acoustics?

I was surprised by the strong split in opinion over the Classics. Reviews are generally good but there are some very negative opinions on some chat sites. Legacy was on my list to try as when it was trade in time. The Classics were very affordable used.

I find the sound very much "front row", crisp and quick. Vocal harmonies sound particularly good. Great soundstage depth and imaging. Sean's tip about the sourrounding the tweeter with felt was helpful as I have found the highs a little hot on some recordings. Marble platforms also have helped in the clarity department. Well-we know about the bass. Mids are excellent with tube power.

Again I am fortunate to have a large fairly dead basement pretty much to myself to a listening area. It is nice to have intelligent chat rather than mindless flaming. Hopefully, Sean's fixes will work for you.