Enjoyed my speakers when i got them - BUT now they sound too bright for my liking!

[RGA]

Well it sounds like one of the big problems was the room and the fact you had them 20feet apart. I have maybe the best Wharfedale speakers the company has made and they recommend 10 feet apart. I have never had a problem with treble despite the fact they're a horn design. But I have always had fully carpeted rooms and fairly thick furnature and a lot of it. The only series I have heard that really dissapointed me from Wharfedale was the Modus line. Their new Opus series looks like it might be a winner as well. Interesting spec on the Opus 3 from 30hz to 44khz from a soft dome tweeter. It looks nice to boot.

This is Mission's Sister company and Quad falls under the umbrella as well - so they should know what end is up. The Diamond Series has been very solid since the 1980s.

[CaymanCroc]

Well it sounds like one of the big problems was the room and the fact you had them 20feet apart. I have maybe the best Wharfedale speakers the company has made and they recommend 10 feet apart. I have never had a problem with treble despite the fact they're a horn design. But I have always had fully carpeted rooms and fairly thick furnature and a lot of it. The only series I have heard that really dissapointed me from Wharfedale was the Modus line. Their new Opus series looks like it might be a winner as well. Interesting spec on the Opus 3 from 30hz to 44khz from a soft dome tweeter. It looks nice to boot.

This is Mission's Sister company and Quad falls under the umbrella as well - so they should know what end is up. The Diamond Series has been very solid since the 1980s.

Yessir, guess i just placed them at the most convenient place i could find... I had to get rid of a nice sofa and move around a lot of furniture, but theyre in a better position now and sound more like when i heard them at the demo room... though i think i remember them having more bass ..... I am gonna go back to the store and have a listen once im well.

[maxg]

Cayman,

The problem you have experienced is one I face every year. I live in Greece and my house also has solid floors. Each winter we put rugs down on the floor and the sound from my system is wonderful. Each summer the rugs are taken away for storage and cleaning and the sound quality drops like a stone.

The only summer solution that I have found is to hang washing on a clothes horse in the living room when I want to listen. This, as you can imagine, is not a popular solution with the wife!!

Strangely positioning of the clothes horse does not seem to matter too much. Stranger still with the washing - the wetter the better - not sure why.