Sorry about your brightness problem. Unfortunately, the cure may be complex since any incompatability between your components could be the cause including your speaker cable and interconnects. You might want to try the Cable Company 1-800-FATWYRE in order to see if your speaker wire or interconnects are the problem. You can rent almost any brand from them for very little money which you ultimately get back if you purchase anything from them. I had a similar problem a few years back until I started using MIT 750 Magnum Speaker Cable. Also found Transparent Audio speaker cable made a big difference in the bright department. Welcome to high-end audio. Loads of detail, soundstaging, deep bass, etc. BUT! Creating a system that is a great synergistic match resulting in great sound that you can listen to for long hours - that my friend is the hard part.
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