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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?
classical_fred
mamboni
75 posts
 
I am running Walsh 5 Series 3 loudspeakers. The one thing I changed that finally tamed the upper octave like nothing else was switching to, get this, solid core .9999 silver wire, teflon insulated. I've always thought cable guys were kooks - but this cable does violin partials, cymbals and everything else above 10khz just right. I'm using a 12 foot run, which round trip (24') has a DC resistance of 0.12 Ohms (measured). Really, try it: you will be amazed ay how it eliminated high frequency hash.
classical_fred OP
18 posts
 
mamboni, What is the brand of cable? How much did they cost?
Classical_fred
classical_fred OP
18 posts
 
Eldartford,
Thanks for the info. Have you purchased any of the Blue Line CD's from artsmusic.de? I was wondering if they sound as good as xrcd24's.
Classical_fred
mamboni
75 posts
 
I'm not sure if the last post "stuck" so here it is again:

$3.84 per foot of 18 ga teflon-coated .9999 silver wire for purchases of 50-99 feet at:
www.homegrownaudio.com
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
Classical_fred...Yes the Blue Line are very good, but I can't comment on how they compare with xrcd. Try one and see what you think.
By the way, buying from this German outfit is just as easy as a domestic internet dealer, and shipping is almost the same cost and almost as quick.
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