Warm romantic & detailed

djones and three _easy_payments. You can tame any speaker if you can measure it in the room and see where the problem is. Then it is only a mater of creating a filter to correct the problem. My computer does this automatically. Unfortunately, most do not have this capability so they either gain this capability such as the DEQX or Anthem units or they get speakers that fit their environment better. These units are not all that expensive ( like the Trinnov Amethyst) and may be less expensive than buying new speakers. They also give you the capability of adding subs with great bass management. 

Jeff,

I understand what you are going through. I used to own the Focal 1027be and no matter what I tried, I had the same conclusion as you are having. The Focal beryllium tweeters were quite annoying especially on poor recordings. They were very detailed but they also lacked body. I tried several amps including Classe, Hegel and Pass and lastly a tube amp but still wasn’t happy. I decided to sell the speakers 5 years ago but should have sold them sooner. 

Happy speaker hunting. 

Tannoy Turnberry/Spendor SP100R2
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Replace the Mac branded JJ tubes in your preamp. 

There are multiple choices in the Tekton line that define neutrality.  Don't waste your time trying to rebuild a speaker that was never voiced to please you.

Yes, change speakers.  Nothing more to add really than what was stated in the first 4-5 posts.

maggies, harbeth, spendor... 

happy speaker hunting indeed!