Sperandeo,
That is great you have your own listening room and it looks really sweet. I have my 1.7's in my living room. I broke the news to my wife this weekend that I am trading up to the 3.7's. I told her about the beautiful cherry wood model that I am getting. Her first comment was are they bigger than the 1.7's. Weeeeellllll maybe a little bigger..... Like the others have said, once you get some hours on the 1.7's the brightness in the upper register will tone down and the bass will start going deeper. It WILL get even better.
~Mike