Errr....tweeters should stay at ear-eight so a pair of 20 " stands might be appreciable.
Not commenting about equalizer
But, more important: listening tests should be made with acoustical instruments not heavily compromised by mastering techniques
Have a closer look at my hand made stands in the videos. You will note they are canted back so that at my (seated) listening height level, the tweeters are projected slightly upward from being parrallel to the floor to meet my ears at precisely at the right angle for my listening position. I think you may be working on a paradigm whereby speakers are always assumed to be projecting sound parallell to floor level. My setup is a perfectly acceptable one for auditioning (for me).
Also, what music you choose should be based on "your" preference and what "you" are most famliar with rather than someone elses idea of what you should be listening to. Just as some see the child-like scribbling you see above as quality art
Why would I listen to something I don't like (know also that I listened to well over 30 completely different tracks of all genres to get a good idea of the caps & lims of the TT). The selections I put forth herein are but a mere glimpse of what was actually listened to. I DJ/VJ a lot as a side business with pro gear not just home toys and nobody knows better than me that getting a large number of people to agree on what is good or bad music is an impossible task. Bottom line is I don't care what others thing of my choices for home listening. For public listening you have to be a little more diplomatic ;-)
If I had only one album to judge, this would be mine as I am intimately familiar with it:
https://youtu.be/YUb1W1gyJyQ
Lastly, as a pro audio guy as well as recreational guy there are many different ways to treat and correct for room acoustics. Don't be too quick to judge on the use of an EQ because no doubt many of the albums you have come to listen to are corrected by EQ, compression, processing, multi-track stacking etc so this linear path stuff that closet audiophiles espouse is mostly a lot of cow manure. You can correct for room acoustics by shaping your room if you have lots of bucks but hands up for the married folks here as to how many wives will actually let them turn one of the primary rooms in your house to a true studio (not many? thought so - least my wife won't). Next best thing is use an EQ to compensate for bad room treatments like heavy rugs, bare walls, furnture placement and the like (get the picture?). Trust me when I say the (somewhat additive) minor level of THD added to the sound versus the correction of colouration added by the room is more than an adequate trade-off IMHO.
