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Klipsch Forte ii too bright, or is it my room ?

Help? Certain music makes my ears hurt from my bright sounding Klipsh Forte ii's (Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus), Or is it my room full of glass and tile? Or am I listening too loud (80 db), or my 1970's Pioneer receiver? I just ordered some dynamat to put on the rear of the horns. Some music is good though. I have often though about getting another pair of speakers so I can switch back and forth or run all four depending on the music. Any advise?
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Cover the tile with rugs. Cover the windows & doors with curtains, Go to Amazon and get a cheap tube amp that has enough power for your speakers. It should be ok. 
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and get some KT-88 Gold Lions for the new amp
crustycoot
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+ Henry53!I worked in a Klipsch dealership for years and never could stand them. I understand the current product is better but I have no direct experience. 
Consider a Black Ice F11 at $1595.  An affordable EL34 based integrated. If you are handy you can build a Dyna ST35 kit. Also try stuffing a tennis ball in the MR horn to “mellow it down easy”. Nerf might work too!  Easily reversed tweak to tame the harshness. 
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If a speaker sounds fundamentally wrong to you, I urge you to not reconfigure all your associated equipment and room to accommodate a speaker that does not appeal to you from the get go.  

Been down that road and the best solution is to start fresh. For some the Klipsch sound might be the ticket and that's great. For others, don't force a round peg in a square hole
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Wrong. I can't think of many speakers that will perform well in a room full of tile and glass. Add in a Pioneer receiver and you have a recipe for disaster, no matter the speaker.

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Klipsch are harsh and grating on the ears over time...I much prefer a british designed speaker, wharfedale, tannoy, harbeth, spendor....
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