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B&W 703 - How to tame the highs?

I traded up my Paradigms studio 100s this past summer for these B&W 703. I find the highs on the 703 to be a bit harsh / bright. How do I tame them? I currently have them toed in slightly towards the listener.

abb@cs.com

10-18-05

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10-18-05 about six months ago i got some b & w nautilus 800s thro ... Beeper99

10-18-05 are these new speakers? if so they will require a certain a ... Cmach

10-18-05 I am using cary/aes six pacs and cary/aes djh sig preamp and ... abb@

10-18-05 Some very nice equipment. try room treatments and/or cables ... Eldarado

10-19-05 One word: tubes!!! Arafel

10-19-05 Arafel, abb@cs.com listed his/her equipment as cary/aes si ... Eldarado

10-19-05 what interconnects and speaker cables are you using? Jeffreyds

10-19-05 I agree with beeper99 - try mcintosh. they love clear and o ... Aball

10-19-05 I find that b&w's always require a dark sounding amp such as ... Trianglezerius

10-19-05 The cary six pacs are nice amps for the money. consider sell ... Judy426

10-19-05 I am using signalcable wire all around. i had the same exac ... abb@

10-19-05 I'm dealing with a similar problem right now. i've never he ... Ethanh

10-19-05 "i traded up my paradigms studio 100s this past summer ... Goatwuss

10-19-05 Sorry. didn't see the equipment listing. silver wire i don't ... Arafel

10-19-05 No to the silver wire. probably make the problem worse. i ... Eldarado

10-19-05 Easy, purchase new speakers without a metal dome tweeter. pr ... The_kid

10-19-05 Before you make too many changes to fix your "problem&q ... Nrenter

10-19-05 I really thought it would hard to have harsh highs with tube ... abb@

10-19-05 Take what nrenter says with a grain (or maybe a tablespoon f ... Eldarado

10-19-05 Dude, sell the frickin speakers. yea, i have this stereo sys ... The_kid

10-19-05 i really thought it would hard to have harsh highs with tube ... Judy426

10-19-05 Judy426, i am really begining to enjoy your outlook and you ... The_kid

10-20-05 I agree with the other posts. it's time to sell the speaker ... Jeffreyds

10-20-05 I have a speaker trade up situation with my dealer (listenin ... abb@

10-20-05 Has anyone suggested this yet? sell the speakers. if you don ... Maril555

10-20-05 To sell or not. being a devout b&w fan i would suggest you ... Artizen65

10-20-05: The_kid
If you can trade up, I would do so. The speakers might be taming down or your hearing is getting used to the glory of a metal dome tweeter. Whatever you get, I would get a Soft Dome or Ring tweeter. Not a metal one.

Chris
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10-20-05 Very simple. get rid of them! Bojack

10-20-05 I will be trading up in july, 2006. most likely to the b&w ... abb@

10-20-05 I would definitely get a in home audition on the 800's befor ... Eldarado

10-20-05 I had b&w speakers in the cdm series which preceded the 703. ... Maclogan

10-20-05 i will be trading up in july, 2006. most likely to the b&w 8 ... Judy426

10-21-05 Judy426 - why so harsh in your comments? what exaxcty is &q ... abb@

10-21-05 Abb@cs.com - judy is not being harsh, she is being honest. ... Goatwuss

10-21-05 Harsh and accurate are two different concepts. you have infe ... Judy426

10-21-05 My dealer is limited in his speaker line. b&w, paradigm and ... abb@

10-21-05 Wow...a lot of generalities being thrown around here and mor ... Nrenter

10-22-05 Your dealer has logan's and you're thinking of replacing you ... Snofun3

10-22-05 Nrenter - i like you train of thought! very well put. abb@

10-23-05 Snofun3 is spot on with the martin logan suggestion. however ... Judy426

10-23-05 Just something i notice from time to time - indisputably the ... Snofun3

10-23-05 First of all b&w is the 2nd largest speaker manufacture in t ... Artizen65

10-23-05 bashing ones system without having heard it is pointless and ... Judy426

10-24-05 Judy426 is entitled to his/her opinion. but i respectfully ... Washline

10-24-05 Seriously. give the martin logans a try. Jeffreyds

12-01-05 I like the vein of this thread...many intelligent responses. ... Spiderj

02-27-08 A softer warmer amp will help if you already have an amp tha ... Plangco

02-28-08 I also have 703's and i'm experiencing the same problem as t ... G_georgi

02-28-08 I had 603s3 and had the same problem regardless of what kind ... J_stereo

02-28-08 what you are discovering is audio compression...certain for ... Shadorne

02-28-08 Same prob here, i've just recently posted to find some sugge ... Krauti

02-28-08 Speakers do not have to be overly warm or inaccurate to play ... Maril555

02-28-08 i am not sure if i was clear - i don't mean compressed as i ... Shadorne

02-28-08 I'm well aware of the loudness wars but since we can't chang ... G_georgi

02-28-08 Why tubes? tubes are not a panacea. do these tubes make soun ... Dazzdax

02-28-08 actually most of the 70's and 80's rock music is fairly goo ... Shadorne

03-02-08 I have owned b&w 804s speakers and i did not have a problem ... Diofan56

04-01-12 I have high frequency hearing loss but can still tell when h ... Bjcurran

04-01-12 I to have the 804s and do not find the highs to be to bright ... Dancer