Klipsch Forte ii too bright, or is it my room ?

If a speaker sounds fundamentally wrong to you, I urge you to not reconfigure all your associated equipment and room to accommodate a speaker that does not appeal to you from the get go.  

Been down that road and the best solution is to start fresh.  For some the Klipsch sound might be the ticket and that's great. For others, don't force a round peg in a square hole. 

Try any tube amp. Low wattage is fine. Inexpensive is fine.

I have loved Klipsch speakers....or been fatigued by them using the wrong amp. For me the wrong amp was a solid state HK receiver. Yikes!

I disagree Corelli. It's about the synergy between equipment and balancing your system to your room acoustics. 

holmz +2

+1 @russ69 
+3 @ holmz

Even when new I never cared for Pioneer in the 70's. At 50 yrs old its wore out with dried up capacitors, etc.

room full of glass and tile

 Guaranteed to brighten any sound

 would a mid-priced tube amp work, +/- $500

We no longer live in the 1970's. $500 was a good budget in the 70's but not at all today. However for $1500 you can get a VTA Bob Latino ST-70 which will put you way ahead in sound. But you will need a preamp also. They also have them. And you need to tone down the glass & tile. Curtains and rugs are needed.

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