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Opinions on why this system is uninvolving

I have just upgraded my system in a number of ways from Snell Type A/IIs to Revel Studios; from Audible Illusions Modulus 2 to Hovland HP-1; and from the earliest EADs to Metronome Technology DAC and transport. I find the system uninvolving much of the time. I also find it lacking in dimensionality, find it sometimes hard sounding and I notice image wander. Here's the whole system:

Revel Studios
Hovland HP-1
MFA 200C mono amps
Metronome DAC and Transport
Shunyata Hydra on amps
Power Wedge I on other components
Various high end cords incl. Top Gun, Shunyata Mamba and EMI whales
Tara Prime (or perhaps 1800) speaker cables (bi-wiring)
Audioquest Ruby interconnects between amps and pre amp (about 30-foot run)
Hovland interconnct between DAC and preamp
Siecor optical AT&T between DAC and transport

Any thoughts on how to arrest these problems would be greatly appreciated. I was thinking about trying solid state amps like the Pass 250 or 350, the McCormack DNA line, Proceed or Rowland, but I'm not really sure that will make a sginficiant difference. I know it could change the sound signficantly, but not necessrily for the better (which I realize is completely subjective anyway).
znak_m

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audiolon
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Hi,

As a dealer we run into this all of the time. There is no doubt that room acoustics/components/speakers and their interactions certainly play a role. We've found though that most of the difficulty lies in the inherent problems in cable designs limiting the system's performance. That's why we have chosen Sahuaro Audio cables to finally solve this problem to our customer's delight. Sahuaro is a breakthrough product, based on "physics" rather then the traditional "electrical engineering" concepts, that allows components/speakers to reach their full potential. Although we represent many component and speaker lines we suggest starting with Sahuaro first. It will provide that natural and emotionally involving ultimate performance that we are all searching for and save you money in the long run. You might just find that your system is really every bit as good as you had hoped it would be.

Enjoy!
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