if you think your speakers are bright...........

[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...........my system includes....rxv995 yamaha receiver....paradigm monitor 9v2......cc350.......titans for rears and ps1000 sub........i had this problem of brightness and what i learned was the power caused it...........impurities in the electricity will come through any quality audio systems.......certain frequences will carry static noise heard through the tweeters........the answer lies in cleaning up the power.........i added a monster power bar and wow! smooth clean and punchy............an earlier post mentioned using resistors to the tweeters which would cut these frequences.........an excellent idea but you might lose some top end.

[3db]

since all power going into your electronics gets converted to DC and any noisy frequency components that would audably effect your sound would have been filtered out by the power supplies of your components.

Ihope you didn't spend a fortune on that power bar

[markw]

Some prefer these to others. Some don't. Period...

[hifimaster]

Overly bright systems can usually be attributed to insufficient acoustical treatment of the room. The room is just as (if not more) important than the speakers or electronics you choose. It is quite often overlooked. It is especially important in a home theater environment.

[zapr]

Some prefer these to others. Some don't. Period...

.........i know there are bright speakers.........but what is bright? brightness usually refers ear fatigue........from what i've read on this forum.........if you prefer bright speakers than it's probably the music you prefer.......music other than rock........but you should be able to listen to anything........it should sound good......that's what we pay for.....as richard marsh puts it,unless you live behind the hoover dam,your ac power is polluted by anything sharing the same line as your audio equipment........your refrigerator,anything,including your neighbors.......the power bar i bought worked very well........anything that works is worth it.......anyone interested can check the reviews under (others). monster line conditioners work well and are reasonably priced.

[markw]

you're the one that brought up the term "bright"... You're the one that claimed that a power box would cure them... If you claim that this power box cured the brihhtness in your system,well.. more power to you... pun intended...

but, I kinda doubt it... if your kit is so inferior that it fails to "clean up" the power to a sutiable degree whereby it is inaudiable, get better kit.

sometimes what we hear, or want to hear hinges on attitudes, beliefs and expectations... the mind is an incredible thing... perception of audio does not stop at the ear...

[zapr]

you're the one that brought up the term "bright"... You're the one that claimed that a power box would cure them... If you claim that this power box cured the brihhtness in your system,well.. more power to you... pun intended...

but, I kinda doubt it... if your kit is so inferior that it fails to "clean up" the power to a sutiable degree whereby it is inaudiable, get better kit.

sometimes what we hear, or want to hear hinges on attitudes, beliefs and expectations... the mind is an incredible thing... perception of audio does not stop at the ear...

.......oh so sorry to upset you.......enjoy your system.

[bturk667]

[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!