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New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix?
lowrider57: "Your room now looks like a comfy place to watch a movie." Yes, indeed. I'm pretty satisfied with it for watching movies now. Thanks for everyone's help in getting to this point. :-)willemj: "Are you using the room eq of your receiver?... 
New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix?
swampwalker - thank you for that nice summary. RE: "If you give us a budget and whether you want to buy new or used, we can make specific suggestions. "That would be awesome. I would like to keep the larger Polk speakers. I like them (build quali... 
New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix?
Photos: before, during and after:https://imgur.com/a/o6QzAStarting point when I posted:https://imgur.com/VRvxMB2Dual pairs of large front floorstanding speakers. Treble was harsh and fatiguing.Testing the A3'shttps://imgur.com/EEkVyZKI sat the sma... 
New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix?
This has been very educational. Based on the advice received here (and my experiments so far), this room is too small for both home theater (with the large screen) and optimal music listening. Covering the screens while listening to music will pre... 
New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix?
I have to group all my replies into one message because the forum is limiting my ability to post multiple replies. (I'm new here.) Sorry for such a long reply.lowrider57: RE: "Why two sets of front speakers?" I ordered speakers for a 7.1 setup and... 
New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix?
lowrider57: for room treatments, how does one get started? Should I call in a professional? My budget is around $1000. Can I afford a professional on that budget? If I do room treatments myself, what is the first step? Thanks. 
New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix?
mattmiller: yes, it is a brand new system. I can still return the Sony receiver. I bought it because many reviews rated it highly. But I'm happy to try something else. What would you recommend? The Sony STRDN1080 cost about $450. I could go up to ... 
New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix?
Here is a picture of my system:https://imgur.com/a/o6QzA