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Nakamichi CA5 - Too Bright - suggestions?

Hi

I have a pair of B&K 4420M monoblocks, Nak CA5 preamp, and Lynnfield 500L speakers. I sold a bryson 4bsst amp to lower my gear investement due to other priorities. (ok maybe a mistake as i look back) the sound now is totally forward and bright vs. what it was previously.

what pre-amp recommendations do you guys have to give more warmth to my set-up? can a change in my pre-amp smooth the sound a little? will a preamp with tone controls - such as some of the Adcoms, B&K's, etc tone down the brightness a little or will it just exhaggerate the problem?

thanks for any help/opinions.
ervint

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For an economic alternative, how about a B&K Pro10MC? They go for about $250-300 here on the gon.

B&K components mate well with each other.

The sound is somewhat dark but certainly musical and almost tubelike.

Good luck.
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