George,
The reason I asked about your rack and isolation tweaks was because I have found that small changes can have a large effect on tone (I have Merlin speakers with Joule gear).
Is it possible the Silestone quartz shelf is causing some ringing that is translating to brightness? One relatively cheap experiment is to buy an Ikea lack table (if you live near one) and put the tabletop without legs under the components, one by one, to see what happens.
Good luck, Bill
The reason I asked about your rack and isolation tweaks was because I have found that small changes can have a large effect on tone (I have Merlin speakers with Joule gear).
Is it possible the Silestone quartz shelf is causing some ringing that is translating to brightness? One relatively cheap experiment is to buy an Ikea lack table (if you live near one) and put the tabletop without legs under the components, one by one, to see what happens.
Good luck, Bill