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Getting overtone in a pair of bookshelf speaker.

I just bought a pair of Music Hall Marimba bookshelf speakers, and currently experimenting with placement. I changed the previous height of the tweeter by placing two books under each cabinet. During the first listening session, they sounded OK, but now today after the changes made, they sounded crinkly in the high end with somewhat of hollow overtone in the midrange.

I do not expect them to pressurize a 12X14 room with full sound, but I am a bit disappointed at the tonal balance. I have them about 4 ft from the side walls and 15 inches from back wall which is glass, but has slat shades that can be closed. They are approx 5 ft apart and occupy the far end of the long axis. Need suggestions on how to find ideal tonal balance. Thanks
sunnyjim

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rrog
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"they sounded crinkly in the high end with somewhat of hollow overtone in the midrange."

I have no clue what this is suppose to mean.

Can you return them. There are so many good speakers you could have bought used like Von Schweikert VR-1s or Green Mountain Audio Europas.
rrog
1,958 posts
 
Jim, You mentioned the speakers sounded ok until you raised them up. Maybe you should lower the speakers to their original height and just listen for a while as your new speakers break in.
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