I have a couple klipsch rf-7 that I think sounds a little sharp occasionally on high
volume so my question is if any know if it is something especially in some frequency there the horn sounds sharp I have  put down the horn 3db with my equlaiser. but  im not totaly happy with that solution.

grateful for help and hint  

fredrik,

I'll ask one more time before I give up. What is your system and cabling?

Thanx, Russ

"I think sounds a little sharp occasionally on high
volume "

If it sounds sharp on some recordings only, it is most likely compressed program material. A DBX 3BX dynamic range expander can make harsh, edgy program material sound much cleaner.

If it sounds sharp on all program material, I would consider wiring a #1156 automotive light bulb in series with one of the wires to the horn.

At moderate and low levels it will do nothing. When you push it to the limit it will roll it off a bit and sound smoother.

sorry i dident answer you russ.

my amplifier is a rotel rmb1095 my speaker cabel is audioqest cw-8 i have little rca supra cable  between my rotel and marantz what i now i have to change

and i also have a marantz  av 8003   pre-amp/processor. and i i have tried alot of cd players and found out what marantz sounds best for me

and what was there sa 11-s2 so i vill also youse xlr cable in the near future.

hope that is a few answer on your question tell me if you dont understand me my english spelling arent the best

regards fredrik

It's a bit of a puzzler Fredrik, your equipment should be up to snuff. I'm not too familiar with your electronics but I didn't see anything that would suggest getting a shrill result. If the tweeters are good and you need to smooth it out a little, I might think about a CD player change (you didn't say what model you have). Cambridge or Njob maybe. You might also try a Cardas 300B cable on your player. Other than that you should be OK.

Thanx, Russ  

for the moment i only have a pioneer blueray player to my cd but im thinking of buing the marantz sa11 s2 cd player i have listen to a couple of cd players and marantz sa 11-s2 sound amazing to me so i think it will be it but i havent bout any cable yet you recomend the brand Cardas 300b can i find them in xlr

i live in sweden and i have never heard some one talked about that brand but i shall look for the brand.

Here you go: http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=CR300B&variation=1.5PXLXL

Thanx, Russ

 Just throwing this out there, but you might attempt to perform some acoustic room treatments to cut the "edge" off of those RF-7s, before spending $260 on an XLR cable or swapping out all kinds of electronics.

Very often people will say that Klipsch speakers sound "harsh" or "bright" when in fact it is simply the room interfering and causing havoc on your ears. It's not like accuracy of reproduction necessarily comes easily, right? 

I have RF-7's and yes......room treatments will help with the edge.

 Would upgrading the crossover help?

lancethibault:

 Would upgrading the crossover help?

That's yet another path to go down, arguably more effective than electronics or cable switching, but I would still hold that the room itself makes a bigger difference to the overall sound of a speaker, regardless of the size or type.

I am going to ask for the last time, what amp are you using and musical source.

lancethibault:

 Would upgrading the crossover help?

However, in the meantime I heavily treated my room which definitely helped but didn't get rid of the "edge" completely. The most effective method I have found to help with the brightness/edgyness at high volumes was the change in my preamp. I'm using a vintage Marantz Model 3600 pre that has filters in addition to bass, midrange and treble tone controls. The filter for the highs.....which I think might just be the same as a "hi-cut" filter....really smoothed out the highs. At first it sounded lame......but I bumped up the treble a couple notches and it sounds great. I get zero brightness or listening fatigue at 100db+ listening sessions.

The $2.00 resistor mod that Dean talked me through really was an improvement on taming the top end.  If you can solder, you might contact him for info.