Inexpensive wires can easily cause HF sibilance, particularly silver wires. In order to eliminate this, you will need continuous cast copper or silver or what I call "Perfect Crystal" wires. There are no cables except maybe some Harmonic Tech that are like this and also in your price range. I would recommend looking for used cables.
advice on brightness
i just set up my first system and although the excitement hasn't worn off, i have become aware of a pronounced brightness and sibilance in the sound.
my set-up is very modest and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-Audio Refinement Complete integrated
-Harmon Kardon dvd25 (not the best for CDs, but it does have a good DAC: Wolfson XWM8740 Delta Sigma 24-bit/192kHz, same one in Arcam CD82)
-Athena AS-B1 bookshelf speakers
-AudioQuest Type 4 speaker cables (terminated with bananas)
-Straigh Wire Symphony II interconnects
i'm hoping i can resolve the brightness with different interconnects. my budget is around $150.
thanks!
~derek
my set-up is very modest and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-Audio Refinement Complete integrated
-Harmon Kardon dvd25 (not the best for CDs, but it does have a good DAC: Wolfson XWM8740 Delta Sigma 24-bit/192kHz, same one in Arcam CD82)
-Athena AS-B1 bookshelf speakers
-AudioQuest Type 4 speaker cables (terminated with bananas)
-Straigh Wire Symphony II interconnects
i'm hoping i can resolve the brightness with different interconnects. my budget is around $150.
thanks!
~derek