Resistor to tone down tweeter?

Brightness is usually caused by the room more than by equipment. I think you should consider room treatment first. It will be more effective.

I agree. You should try treating first reflection points or perhaps addressing what is in between the speakers before messing with the crossover.

That being said, there is usually a resistor on the + leg of the tweeter. To tone it down more you could add another .5 Mills resistor in series with the existing one. If that isn't enough add another until you are happy with the balance.

http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-Lpad.htm

Mcpherson,

Agree with the other posts.

Just to add.....
Make sure you have the speakers set up properly.

You might try tilting the front of the speakers back slightly. That will raise the tweeters dispersion angle slightly above your ear level when sitting in your listening chair.
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Add or subtract tilt with with supplied cone spikes
User manual
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I replaced the tweeter in one of the speakers b/c the inverted dome was torn-cracked all the way through. This helped quite a bit. The new tweeter sounds much more refined...to the point that the other one stands out a bit. Not to a frustrating point but noticable.

I took some blankets and experimented temporarily. I hung them on the first reflection point. I noticed a huge difference when I took the hanging end and held it right behind my head. (How silly I must look!)
The problem is trying to coordinate function/decor and meet my wife in the middle. My living room is my listening room.

Has anyone tried curtains? I thought of hanging curtains so that we could have pictures in view and then I could just pull the curtains when I wanted to listen for extended length of time. I have seen the acoustic wall art but Im afraid we may not like the look and be stuck with the custom order.??

I will try adjusting the tilt and see what happens.

Any more ideas are welcome.