mr flapper

Three and a half months ago I bought a pair of SB 3's. I liked the way they sounded in the shop. Then I got them home. And guess what. I bought a Harmon Karmon receiver and cd player. Well now, in order not to feel as if i'm listening to the sound of splintering glass I have to turn the treble on the amp down to almost nothing. The Klipsch, due to their horns it seems, are so out of balance in the top end that when someone speaks or sings an s sound, the speakers pick up every bit of sibilance and blast it through the bass. The same thing happens when there is the tiniest bit of cow bell on the drums. For the price I paid the SB 3's are very disappointing. I didn't want anything more than a nice sounding speaker. I feel like an idiot and probably am for believing what I heard in the shop. The speakers are fatiguing to listen to and are very very annoying in their tinniness. I understand this is a common problem with the Klipsch, so I am wondering whether there is anything I can do about it? Apart from selling them that is.