Another very good value speaker model that just came to mind that I found to be most polite in the top end are Goldenear Aon3.
Thing is the MLs, which I have not heard, appear to use a similar folded ribbon tweet like the Goldenear so it surprises me that they would be offensive but have never auditioned carefully so don’t know.
Could be impedance/drive issues contributing to the problem? Stereophile reviews when available usually provide the measurements needed to assess properly. Given the Fritz speakers did not exhibit the problematic brightness I still suspect that is a contributing factor to some degree. It’s often not just one factor alone that sinks the ship.
Thing is the MLs, which I have not heard, appear to use a similar folded ribbon tweet like the Goldenear so it surprises me that they would be offensive but have never auditioned carefully so don’t know.
Could be impedance/drive issues contributing to the problem? Stereophile reviews when available usually provide the measurements needed to assess properly. Given the Fritz speakers did not exhibit the problematic brightness I still suspect that is a contributing factor to some degree. It’s often not just one factor alone that sinks the ship.