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Amps-Cables for Focal 1007 BE

I have a pair of Focal 1007 BE speakers, which after the ridiculous break in time, have some rather incredible attributes I have only heard from other planner speakers in the past. However, I am getting a bit of hardness and edge to the lower treble, upper midrange which is affecting the vocal and making the speaker sometimes very strident. Any Focal fans listeners or people in the know that may help with an amp and speaker cable selection. I am using a Classe Cp-50 pre amp and highly modified Marantz amplifier and cd player, along with Ocos speaker cable. Would love to hear any feedback! Thanks greatly in advance.
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lapierre
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During my audition of smaller size speakers, I loved the BE tweeter but came to the similar conclusion after many auditions and comparisons. But I could easily bought the 1007 Be.

The majority of the auditions with the 1007 BE were with tube amps like Conrad Johnson LP66, McIntosh MC275, and Consonance monos. I think either one of the SS amps I auditioned Simaudio, Classe, and McIntosh) enhanced the treble and midrange a bit more.

As far as cables you have to make that determination with the final components selected. But I've auditioned AudioQuest, Analysis Plus, Shynuata Research, and Acoustic Zen.
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