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Lack of brightness is an accusation often levelled at good quality sound equipment.
The reason is that people are accustomed to systems where there is some distortion at higher frequencies thus making them more noticeable. People get so used to this, they don't realise how unpleasant it also is (and potentially damaging to your hearing).
The real criteria when listening to good quality equipment are clarity and transparency: there will be much more detail to the higher frequencies, but because the sound is less distorted, it doesn't impose itself on your awareness so much.
Having said that, I have no idea whether the equipment you are talking about is actually better quality, or simply doesn't have as good a high frequency response. But the sort of brightness that forces itself upon you is _not_ the sign of good quality equipment.
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