Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP


I just bought a used 6 month old Magnepan 1.7 and hooked them to my old system, which consists on a Deonon 2900 Universal player, Emotiva USP Preamp and Rotel 1080 power amp and use anticables for speaker connections, and monster cables for interconnects.

The sound is too bright for me, I used the provide 1 ohm resisters, still too bright, any recommendations.
bnrimal

Showing 2 responses by kingmacaw

solution: sell me your speakers for a great price!
check the date of build on your speakers. i was told by a dealer that there were problems with his original 2011 1.7 demos, but no problems with subsequent sales w/newer panels. i imagine he sold the demos off slightly cheaper & replaced them with ones of 6/2011 vintage. he didn't know if others were lemons but he wasn't happy with his demo-obviously, his customers still ordered 1.7's. hmmm-maybe our ears aren't really that well trained as we think when hearing such well-reviewed/well thought of speakers??? most surprising to me was deciding not to return the demos to magnepan with his complaints?
by the way after hearing the 1.7's twice i longed for my just sold IIIa's. also, i too find the 1.7's bright. owners can cap the highs down w/provided resistors, tho it seems like you're defeating the exquisite highs maggies are known to reproduce. personally, i've decided i'm buying 3.7's.