Yeah mids could be less forward due to bass. I also feel like my Yamaha, when using the Pure Direct , has a really great image left to right whereas the HK is not near as precise. Could be the bass again affecting that, but I feel like it’s more than that.

M60ti Hafler9505 & JFET Pre,Axiom Transformer. M3 Marantz PM7200 Dual 606 Denon 2700 M2 Yammy RX595