My vote is to ZERO your EQ. For example, Bleed is using a 'V' EQ. Unless there's a problem with your setup - and a Gilmore Lite to SR325's shouldn't have a problem - then you are screwing up the sound big time. +5dB on the bottom and top and -8dB on the mids??? That's a 13dB difference, so essentially you've EQ'ed your bass and treble to be about four times louder than your mids!
I say zero the EQ, deal with it for a minute until you get used to it, listen to some well recorded music, then come back again if you're still having problems. Any half-decent setup on these boards should only need small EQ shifts of a few dB up or down in select places IF NEEDED, and most times it's not needed.
To the thread starter - what kind of EQ are you using by the way? If you're worried about not being flatlined because you're +1 or -2 in a few places then that's just personal preference, don't worry about it. But if you're doing crazy things with the EQ I say flatten it for a week or two and then try going back to heavily EQ'ed settings. You should immediately notice how fake heavy EQ sounds. If you've ever played an instrument and are familiar with the sound that's a good way to reference what 'natural' sound is, and then EQ appropriately (which is usually very little).
--Illah