I do not think the Focal tweeter is repairable (in the way that it sounds, ha). That is the Focal house sound I have found over many, many years of hearing them. Great demo speakers. You either love it or try to get used to it.
Changing electronics to modify speaker sound when the basic sound is offensive won't work, imo. Neither will DSP. It's the house sound; love it or leave it.
There were great speakers mentioned and having owned Scansonic MB2.5s for a couple years along with Dynaudio Sapphires, I will say that the Borresen designed, sealed ribbon tweeter bested the Esotar II in sonic purity and wonderful clarity, never-ever harsh.
Joseph Audio are wonderful and pure of tone. Sonus Faber may be something well worth auditioning and I've heard many Spendors and Harbeths at shows that were superb loudspeakers and not harsh.
I'd be looking at nice models with ribbons, sealed, folded, etc, and Heil Motion type tweeters for clarity without stridency. I may be forgetting other types. But if a dome, I want silk. (B&W Diamonds fry my ears!) Good luck.
Changing electronics to modify speaker sound when the basic sound is offensive won't work, imo. Neither will DSP. It's the house sound; love it or leave it.
There were great speakers mentioned and having owned Scansonic MB2.5s for a couple years along with Dynaudio Sapphires, I will say that the Borresen designed, sealed ribbon tweeter bested the Esotar II in sonic purity and wonderful clarity, never-ever harsh.
Joseph Audio are wonderful and pure of tone. Sonus Faber may be something well worth auditioning and I've heard many Spendors and Harbeths at shows that were superb loudspeakers and not harsh.
I'd be looking at nice models with ribbons, sealed, folded, etc, and Heil Motion type tweeters for clarity without stridency. I may be forgetting other types. But if a dome, I want silk. (B&W Diamonds fry my ears!) Good luck.