Before you start wasting thousands of dollars, take a look at your recording. I can't even blast a Rickie Lee Jones remaster, it goes all to hell in the upper register. Whereas my Chili Peppers BSSM I can crank as loud as I can stand it and there's no harshness. BTW, I'm listening thru a pair of 35 year old Ohm Walshes.
Getting rid of harsh, shrill treble
I cannot play my classical cd's at a volume where the midrange and bass come through without harsh, shrill treble, especially the violins. I have bookshelf speakers on stands and subwoofer in a small 120 sq. ft. room. I have no treble control on my pre-amp. I tried a Taddeo passive Digital Antidote II between my CD player and pre-amp with minimal result. I have a solid state integrated amp, will switching to a tube integrated amp cure this problem or is it my speakers?