[QUOTE=zapr]........if you have what you call bright speakers........the problem isn't the speaker or amp or preamp.........if you have above entry audio equipment it should sound smooth clean and powerful.........not harsh or grainy...........

What does bright have to do with harsh or grainy?

I consider a speaker that is bright to be one with excessive energy(loudness) in the treble.

What do you consider a bright ?

I have heard speakers that were not bright at all, by my definition, but they had a grainy and harsh treble region.

I'm sorry but Thiel's are a bright sounding speaker!