Speakers sound too bright.
I just bought a new pair of Martin Logan 60xti speakers. They are too bright and fatiguing. I would like to avoid returning them. I've tried toeing them in and out. I cant get them further than 1ft away from the wall (back of speaker to wall). I have a about 1-2 hrs of play time on them. Not sure if break in will help settle the upper frequencies down. Any suggestions...?
So what’s the problem? Do you want a speaker that makes bad recordings sound good? What you will have then is a very low resolution transducer. Think Advent speakers from the 80s. Pleasant to listen to, even with bad recordings. But very mediocre speakers. |
I would return it and try different speakers. In my 35 years of experience, cables, electronics, and speakers do require some break in. However, their characters show in the first 10 to 20 hours. No matter how long you break it in, a bright speaker won't sound warm or a warm speaker won't sound bright after the break in. Using cables and other accessories to fix the problem is the problem. Try your new speakers for more hours to see what happens. Nowadays I only buy equipment that I can try for 30 or 60 days with full refund upon return. |
return them... that is their nature. Martin Logan speakers are bright and if you don't have enough room furnishing to absorb something, they'd be bright in your room... Don't overthink it with the burn in. the burn in doesn't change the Martin logan from bright to not bright. neither will changing cables, amp or whatever. your speakers are bright and you don't like it, the end @rwalsh07 |
Guys, any suggestions on what other speakers I should try out. Budget is $2k. Room is large. So far, I've had the Martin Logan 60xti and Kef R3 Meta. I dont want any fatigue and would like a big sound stage with good dispersion as well as output. I have two Schiit TYR amps, plenty of power. Appreciate any suggestions. |
