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I recently picked up a pair of 1989 Klipschorns. They’re pretty awesome, but do have an area I’m looking to improve. To my ears, the highs sound grainy or dusty, sometimes. It’s particularly noticeable to me with vocals. I’m running them through a Schiit Freya+ tube preamp and Schiit Tyr solid state amps. (I got these previously for my Maggies, which needed more power.) It doesn’t seem to make a difference to the grain whether I engage the tubes or not. My question is - what should I try changing to address this? I’ve heard other horn speakers (e.g. Ojas, Altec) that don’t have this quality, so I don’t think it’s an intrinsic property of horns. I can think of these options Try different amplification Recap the crossover network (AK2 that hasn’t been touched since ‘89 afaik) Update the crossover network to AK3 spec Replace the crossover network (e.g. ALK) Replace the tweeter Replace the midrange horn Room treatment How should I approach narrowing it down?