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Guitar lacking bite, vocal lacking presence

I need some suggestions on how to improve my system.

Guitar sounds too woody and need some treble bite. The vocal reproduction
does not have enough presence.

I also built some of  my speakers but non of what I do could make the system sounding a little forward.  It's too laid back.

My hearing at high frequency is not very good so that could be an issue.

System:
Speakers : Thiel CS2.4
Preamp: Pass XP10
Amp: Sim Audio W7
DAC: Ayre QB9
Speaker cable: Acoustic Zen Hologram II
Interconnect: QED reference 40 XLR

Any help would be appreciated.

 

 

andy2

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yoyoyaya
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@OP Nothing in your equipment list suggests tonal imbalance, so its probably your ears.

Noise induced hearing loss usually manifests itself as a notch or notches between 2 and 4k and up to 6k - right in the presence band.

As others have said, get an audiogram done and you will know.

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