Alon/Nola sound

You mention that you've added outriggers and tipped the speakers back slightly. I have Viper II's and per their instructions I use the longer spikes in front, and the shorter in the rear, in order to give a slight tipping up of the speakers. Are you tipping yours a greater amount than this stock spike setup? I'm curious, because I'm happy with mine as they are, but if I could gain ground by tipping them up more, it would be worth a try.

I have Alon IIs and there's nothing bright or hard about them. Also, the overall coherence and balance is outstanding. The "problem" with them is that they are extremely revealing of everything else in your playback chain, which means if brightness or imbalance is being introduced elsewhere, you'll definitely hear it through the Alons. They're also sensitive to room placement. Bottom line: They have near 'stat transparency but with dynamics to die for.

with quality source equipment no alon or nola will sound bright use crap any speaker will sound crappy

Embee2, sorry but I am now just seeing your question. My speakers are tipped back just slightly more than the standard and they sound very good.