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

The GR Research 2 way with the ribbon tweeter. Forget the name. Was so poorly integrated you can immediately tell which driver is which and obvious you close your eyes and can just about draw in the air where the boxes are.

I ASK AGAIN: PLEASE NO MORE ARGUING OVER A SPEAKER BRAND THAT DOESN’T EVEN EXIST ANYMORE! FFS!

@greg7

With the exception of my very first post, I haven’t really been arguing over a speaker brand, but rather pointing out the bias and dishonesty displayed by a very active member of this community. You may not care to read about that, either, but they are two very different things, and the exposure may have value in helping some members to view kenjit’s comments on other topics with a circumspect eye.

I think most of the Focals could easily end up high in this ranking. I used to have the Mezzo Utopia and although paired with Naim it was quite fatiguing.

Meanwhile, back at the topic. .   

In my home, Vandersteen 1Cs, even though I tried many upstream upgrades.

Elsewhere, anything from KEF, most of the Paradigms I have heard, and all the PSB models I gave heard.

@whipsaw - I bought the Europe’s after reading all of the rave reviews. All I can say is every other speaker I placed in that room didn’t sound harsh and fatiguing as the Europe’s did. I guess I needed to power them with a Rowland amp, not Conrad-Johnson. I heard what I heard, and have no reason to make it up. Not sure why you think my claim dubious.