Ron,
You might want to hold off on decisions re: EQ until you've heard the speakers in your listening space. Few speakers that I've heard sound as radically different in different rooms as do the 101s. It's not merely room interactions, but the speaker seems (to my ear, anyway) to be designer for a large listening space. It's hard to predict exactly how they change with more breathing room. I say, give 'em a shot before EQ.
You might want to hold off on decisions re: EQ until you've heard the speakers in your listening space. Few speakers that I've heard sound as radically different in different rooms as do the 101s. It's not merely room interactions, but the speaker seems (to my ear, anyway) to be designer for a large listening space. It's hard to predict exactly how they change with more breathing room. I say, give 'em a shot before EQ.