One of the thing biggest things that can cause excessive brightness, other than component selection/synergy is the speakers radiation pattern. Speakers which have a broad dispersion pattern can suffer from 1st reflection point induced distortion which can cause fatigue. Toeing them in helps with some speakers BUT many speakers are hot when you listen on, or close to on, axis. You clear up the 1st reflection distortion quite a bit, but then the speaker becomes 'bright'.
A potential solution for this exists with very little if any down side and should work with your speakers. Try rotating your speakers inward until the axis of the speakers (draw an imaginary perpendicular line from the tweeter) cross a couple of feet in front of your head and see what happens.
You've probably eliminated side wall reflections and your listening to the tweeters output at a reduced level (actually its at about the same level as if it were pointed straight ahead, as so many manufacturers of high resolution speakers recommend.
Try it, if it doesn't work (or it looks too odd) then you can move on to other solutions. There are other benefits to this type of toe in and very few, if any drawbacks. Best of all it costs zip and takes about one minute to try!
A potential solution for this exists with very little if any down side and should work with your speakers. Try rotating your speakers inward until the axis of the speakers (draw an imaginary perpendicular line from the tweeter) cross a couple of feet in front of your head and see what happens.
You've probably eliminated side wall reflections and your listening to the tweeters output at a reduced level (actually its at about the same level as if it were pointed straight ahead, as so many manufacturers of high resolution speakers recommend.
Try it, if it doesn't work (or it looks too odd) then you can move on to other solutions. There are other benefits to this type of toe in and very few, if any drawbacks. Best of all it costs zip and takes about one minute to try!