I had a pair of 2ce speakers about 8 years ago and for whatever reason, those metal dome tweeters pierced my ears in my living room, especially on rock. I was using an all tube preamp and an older Classe' amp (Fifteen) which is definitely not bright. I replaced all my source components, cables and power conditioner and in the end, the speakers still ripped my ears off. The kicker in all this is the 2ce speakers replaced a pair of 2ci speakers which were in exactly the same spot and never sounded bright. The dealer even came to my house to make sure they were set up properly.
So, I sold them. Lesson learned.