@audphile1 "...What jumped out as a red flag for me is the speaker positioning.
11 feet apart is a bit much."
+1
I definitely agree, good point!
I had missed the 90db comment. There is something very wrong if you feel the need to listen at 90db. I haven't done that since the terrible electronics of the 70's. I suspect this is an attempt to make up of other deficiencies.
Also... do you really mean "toe out"? Typically speakers are toe in or straight out... I don't think I have ever seen speakers that were dialed in toe out.
I recommend taking some photos of your system and creating a virtual system under your user ID. It is easy to do. It is sounding like there are lots of improvements possible. It really helps when we can see what is going on.

