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Klipsch Forte ii too bright, or is it my room ?

Help? Certain music makes my ears hurt from my bright sounding Klipsh Forte ii's (Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus), Or is it my room full of glass and tile? Or am I listening too loud (80 db), or my 1970's Pioneer receiver? I just ordered some dynamat to put on the rear of the horns. Some music is good though. I have often though about getting another pair of speakers so I can switch back and forth or run all four depending on the music. Any advise?
peterjc

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Room and amplification.
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If a speaker sounds fundamentally wrong to you, I urge you to not reconfigure all your associated equipment and room to accommodate a speaker that does not appeal to you from the get go.  

Been down that road and the best solution is to start fresh. For some the Klipsch sound might be the ticket and that's great. For others, don't force a round peg in a square hole
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Wrong. I can't think of many speakers that will perform well in a room full of tile and glass. Add in a Pioneer receiver and you have a recipe for disaster, no matter the speaker.

Oz


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Klipsch for starters are severely bright.

Conventional "wisdom", but maybe not so wise.

You can make Klipsch loudspeakers bright if you are careless. You can also make them rich and tonally accurate if you pay attention to the details. Many people don't, hence the reputation.


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Yeah NAD and B&K would not sit well with most Klipsch speakers.
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@sns 

 I'm surprised you can make heads or tails of his posts. That's some tough reading right there...
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Good points @corelli. But the dividends he reaps with room treatment will be helpful to any speaker he ends up with. From his description, that room is a nightmare for audio.

Oz
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