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Speakers sound too bright.

I just bought a new pair of Martin Logan 60xti speakers.  They are too bright and fatiguing.  I would like to avoid returning them.  I've tried toeing them in and out.  I cant get them further than 1ft away from the wall (back of speaker to wall).  I have a about 1-2 hrs of play time on them.  Not sure if break in will help settle the upper frequencies down. Any suggestions...?

rwalsh07
hifiguy42
277 posts
 

Break in, I'd say at least 100 hours. I have heard these speakers after break in and they didn't sound the least bit bright or brittle to my ears.

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jond
5,951 posts
 

Honestly I'd say if you can return them do so rather than trying bandaids to try and fix them.

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stringreen
6,503 posts
 

I agree with jond.....return them....

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2psyop
1,750 posts
 

stringreen +1 and jond +1

Far too many speakers out there to try. If you get the right pair, your toes should tapping immediately and it will sound better with room treatment and break-in. Return the speakers and try your best to audition the potential next pair. My two cents..

dill
2,553 posts
 

Double check to make sure they are hooked up in phase. How do you have the speaker cables hooked up to the speaker terminals? Do you have a double run of your speaker cables, metal jumpers or short cables? 

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