need more smoothness


I own B&W CDM 1NT's and have a love-hate "relationship"
with them. Excellent finich, great mid and detail but
violins sounds to sharp. Maybe I buy other speakers or hope they do well with smooth electronics such as the LINN
Classik system.
Are the B&W's with a linn classik a good match ?
Maybe I'm a little bit hi fi - neurotical.
willydelatter7b8b

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Once upon a time my rig suffered from tonal hardness (aka distortion) of upper register piano, soprano sax, flute and, as you mentioned, violin. Turns out it was the preamp. Switching from a Forte 44 to a Threshold Fet ten solved the problem across the board. So maybe your speakers are not to blame. Painlessly conveying the tough tones may be a job for finer, less distorting electronics.