"I find I am having a hard time enjoying box speakers nowadays."
--No kidding. Get rid of the box, get rid of the crossovers, get rid of the tweeters, get rid of AC power, get rid of upsampling, out go the digital filters, what else is left? ....the less I have going on, the sound gets better.
LESS = MORE
I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that boxes and crossovers are something I actually want to avoid at all cost, if I am to enjoy music. My ears have become so accustomed to open baffle speakers, that for me, this is THE way to go. No wonder they are catching on. ...Again. Everything old is new again.