How do you "chill" a "bright" sounding speaker?

[Worf101]

Worfster,

Stuff a sock in it. Try PM'ing Smokey and see if his new tweak is for subs only or, as is more than likely, they will also function with tweeters. I'm not sure if they are ready for market yet or if they are still in the break in stage of development.

I was gonna give em a broadside but you guys were already bangin' him around like a pinata on Cinco de Mayo so I gave him a pass. Where does he come up with those threads? I do miss his "Best Of" threads though. I used to love savagin' him on those.

Da Worfster

[Richard Greene]

While on-axis tweeters may measure flattest for treble, they can sound too bright, especially if you sit close to the speakers (air absorbs treble much more than other frequencies = sit closer to the speakers and the treble is relatively brighter).

The fastest way to move the tweeters off axis is to tilt the speakers/stands back a little so the tweeters are aimed over your head. You'll get a little more high frequency roll-off and as a bonus, the soundstage may move higher (singers may sound like they are standing in front of you singing rather than sitting across the room from you singing).
I do this at home. You may need a few weights on the front of the base of the speaker stands to stabilize them after tilting them back. My stands had four spikes in them -- I made the front spikes as high as possible and removed the rear spikes = stands now tilt backwards aiming tweeter over my head = more mellow high frequencies (needed mainly because I sit quite close to my speakers.