Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way?

JBL and B&W.

Fatiguing speakers seem to be best suited for home theater.  That’s where I put my Def Techs.

Starting sixty years ago... the AR3's were pretty good, Bose 901s... were they a joke?  My Time Window 3s were nothing much.  Went trough all the B&W Models up to 800, they were just ok (although heard the well broken in new 802Ds, pretty good) then all Wilsons. the Watt Puppy 7s could peel paint if needed.  My Yvettes with the new tweeters are very good, better than the first Sasha.  Speech?  You mean like Cohen?  Good topic.

@cd318, yes there is. It is called an ESL.

Wow I can't believe the negative crap I hear. Most of the speakers that were mentioned are pretty darn good. I do agree some of the speakers that was mentioned cost wise is simply insane but if you are fortunate enough to buy that particular set of speakers go for it.