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Anyone use the tweeter attenuation on Maggies?

Ok, I am in the process of demoing a pair of Magnepan 12QRs from local dealer and they are doing exactly what I hoped in the three-dimensional soundstage area but come across as too bright for my taste. My room is well damped so that shouldn't be the problem. The dealer said the speakers were broken is so not the problem either. My question is, has anyone tried using a 1 ohm resistor in the tweeter path to soften it a bit. The manual mentions this method so it must have been brought to their attention many times. Any other suggestions? My room is 11X13, maybe a bit small for the speakers but as I said, it is well treated so the only problem is visual. Basic system is Resolution Audio CD-50 (very smooth), Bel Canto Pre3 and PS Audio A-100. Speakers that work best for me have been the Meadowlark Audio Kestrels. Thanks. Timrhu  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 12-06-09

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 12-06-09   Tweeters are generally more efficient than woofers, so cross ...   Eldartford 12-06-09   How far out from the wall do you have them? they need at lea ...   Wgallupe 12-06-09: Timrhu They are 34 inches from the back wall. If they were too close to the wall I would expect excessive bass. Actually the bass seems very good, better than I expected. Working with the toe-in made a huge difference earlier today but the harshness is still there with certain recordings. The issue is excessive treble. If the music is well recorded they sound very good, I'd say keepers for sure. But if the recording is poor they sound extremely harsh. My system is built to sound good (listenable) even on poorly mastered recordings. If these speakers aren't capable of this then there's no reason for me to pursue them. They are sounding excellent now with XTC's "Apple Venus." Thanks, keep it coming. Timrhu  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 12-07-09   they are 34 inches from the back wall. if they were too clos ...   Drew_eckhardt 12-07-09   I don't use tweeter attenuation, but i do find it necessary ...   Brownsfan 12-07-09   I use a 2 ohm resistor on my mmgs. without them, the sound ...   Jult52 12-07-09   I tried the attenuators on my mg111a's on a few occasions an ...   Hifiharv 12-07-09   I use 1 ohm resistors in my 3.6's. with etf 5.8 software run ...   Jimburger 12-07-09   I forgot to mention magnepan's statement that the mg1.6 (and ...   Eldartford 12-07-09   Thanks for all the responses. drew, i wasn't aware of the l ...   Timrhu 12-08-09   Put in the 1.2 ohm resistors and listen should be what the ...   Audioconnection 12-08-09   Setup have you tried tipping them back with the little nylon ...   Magfan 12-08-09   I use auralex in the corners. if you already have some of t ...   Brownsfan 12-08-09   Talked to the dealer and am going to pick up some resistors ...   Timrhu 12-08-09   Toe in will increase treble response at the listening positi ...   Wgallupe 12-08-09   Wgallupe writes toe in will increase treble response at the ...   Drew_eckhardt 12-09-09   After installing the resistors (1.2 ohms) from the dealer an ...   Timrhu 12-12-09   Thought i'd finish this thread off. after careful evaluatio ...   Timrhu

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