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

B&W P5's. . . which I foolishly pared with Rotel components. Replacing the Rotel integrated with a Creek 5350 helped a little. The speakers might've sounded fine with tube gear. 

That was the last time I bought any audio gear based on how it sounded in a show-room and the last time I bought speakers with anything other than a soft-dome tweeter. In my home, it proved a very fatiguing system but I sure learned a lot as a result of buying it!  

I found all speakers tiresome until I put more effort into the acoustics of my room.

I found all speakers tiresome until I put more effort into the acoustics of my room.
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Well said and better said than my own posts....

My best to you....

I tend to find speakers with metal tweeters bright-Monitor Audio, Focal, Mordaunt Short...very fatiguing to listen too especially when connected to Yamaha or Krell for example. I prefer a warm or neutral speaker and amp combo...

Human ears are DESIGNED to identify immediately the human voice TIMBRE in all acoustical settings..

Designed huh? Ooookay.  Human speech is relatively new in our evolution but obviously important but just one aspect of survival of the species as it relates to hearing. W.r.t.. "tone" and emotion most mammals can detect that independent of other information context. It's not uniquely human.