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 "Pretty much bare wall, no room treatment, flooring is a mixture of carpet and laminate flooring." There's the vast majority of your problem . Until you address the room, there's nothing any tweek, speak, or electronics change can do that will help in any meaningful way. |
@knighttodd +1! Good idea of yours to put some fabric in front of the tweeters. The OP can then experiment with adding layers until he is pleased with the sound. |
I owned 2 pair of Martin Logan speakers, ESL15A and ESL13A. I enjoyed these speakers for many years. In the end I moved in another direction because as I listened to music in longer sessions they caused ear fatigue. I would also add that they were a bit bright as well. I used transparent cabling which helped a bit. I also had them paired with McIntosh 1.25kwh Monoblocks which were not the perfect match. Martin Logan speakers dip low in ohms so I would check out ohms law and see if your amp goes low enough so support them. I think you have tubes which should help the cause but maybe you need to move to lower ohms on your taps. Also, more importantly you need to turn those speakers up loud and let them run for a week or two and break them in. Lastly, try giving Martin Logan a call. Think the are in Kansas, very helpful people. They actually sent a field tech out when I first purchased them properly set them up as I was having a few issues adjusting the subs to integrate properly. Good Luck and let us know how you make out. |
