Speakers sound too bright.


I just bought a new pair of Martin Logan 60xti speakers.  They are too bright and fatiguing.  I would like to avoid returning them.  I've tried toeing them in and out.  I cant get them further than 1ft away from the wall (back of speaker to wall).  I have a about 1-2 hrs of play time on them.  Not sure if break in will help settle the upper frequencies down. Any suggestions...?

rwalsh07

return them... that is their nature. Martin Logan speakers are bright and if you don't have enough room furnishing to absorb something, they'd be bright in your room... Don't overthink it with the burn in. the burn in doesn't change the Martin logan from bright to not bright. neither will changing cables, amp  or whatever. your speakers are bright and you don't like it, the end @rwalsh07 

Guys, any suggestions on what other speakers I should try out.  Budget is $2k.  Room is large.  So far, I've had the Martin Logan 60xti and Kef R3 Meta.  I dont want any fatigue and would like a big sound stage with good dispersion as well as output.  I have two Schiit TYR amps, plenty of power.  Appreciate any suggestions.

2K is a sweet budget, if you are willing to buy used, lot's of choices for even 3-way speakers, a list here