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On 12/31/2004 5:37:28 AM Erik Mandaville wrote:
Jennifer:
The brightness you described might be the result of a couple of different things -- one of which is probably the fact that they are brand new. The circular piece of rubber-like material around the speaker cones(called the 'surround')often need a little time to 'loosen' and break in. I have a pair of Lowther full-range horn speakers that literally took between 500 and 1000 hours to break in before they lost their sharpness.
Klipsch speakers in general seem to lean toward the 'cool' side of the color spectrum, meaning that unlike some other loudspeakers, Klipsch tend to be detailed and very clear and open sounding (one of the reasons many of us like them so much!)Depending on what you were using before, you may also actually need a little time to get used to the new sound.
Also, some solid state (as opposed to tube-powered) amplifiers can make Klipsch speakers even brighter sounding. Perhaps you might just give them some time to loosen up a bit. If they still sound overly bright, you might begin to consider looking around for an amplifier that could help balance out the sound to the way you like it. Klipsch speakers are worth it, I think! There are some who have had very good results with certain SS amps, but there is a quickly growing number of very reasonably priced tube amplifiers, as well.
Good luck,
Erik
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Good job scared anotherone off j/k