Technical assistance and recommendations needed

nonoise your spot on about the amp and as you know it is dead silent. I'm beginning to wonder, if it is my 75 year old hearing. Interesting a few years ago I went to an audiologist and had marked loss in hearing if I can remember back I believe I'm in the 14000hz range max. so I wonder why the system(cantons) sound lean I would think the highs would sound rolled off to me.

Hey thanks guys in short your collective recommendations are spot on audiophile that is sell  the system and start over. Seriously I appreciate your feedback it has given me direction. I'll upgrade cables if that's not the solution,  I'll move the integrated. I like that "Due" tube and ss combo powered sweetness sadly a bit out of my reach$ and a bit to quirky with the controls per review. I like the Cantons for what they bring to my near field listening just need to be a bit warmer,the EQ does not seem to do it. kenjit that what I've come to understand about class D a little light,so your saying I can't make a silver purse out of a sows ear. To paraphrase  form the Treasures of the Sierra Madre; Speaker tuner,I don't have no speaker tuner, I don't need no speaker tuner,I don't have to use no stinkin speaker tuner.

My prior system was all Adcom cd,pre/tuner,amp, driving Snell C2s after some decades I figured I try an integrated and stand mounted.In all respects the current system is better except for the smother(rolled off) sound of the big Snells. The tube systems I've heard (few and far between) were to me a bit unnaturally smooth,but not AR,thats  great gear and  I will keep my eye out for it used. Thanks again 

I forgot to mention married guy sooo room full of hanging and standing plants in the corners so they're my bass traps, also drapes behind the gear covering windows. it is a very well damped room.

The speakers are 8 feet apart and 8 ft from sitting position and  5 ft from side walls. 2 ft out from back wall but back side of speak only about 12 inches or so from back wall, consequently DOF not great but imaging is very good as good as recorded. It just needs a touch more tenor tone( a bit more body to the sound) for lack of a better word. Don't get me wrong it sounds very good on axis. 

Speaker grills detract from the overall sound to my old ears. Looks like I gotta replace the speakers, for something detailed with body for around 2 grand+-.

I do have to look into upgrading the interconnects to see what they may bring to the table. LOL I can see how this all plays out.

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"There was no happy medium as every recording reacted/sounded different to the new setting." nonoise

Yes thats another matter altogether. As you see I’m a CD based system and honestly the biggest influence on the music sound is the quality of the cd’s recording. Bad CDs sound worse on good reveling systems,( and that Technics is revealing) good Cd sound great.

So we go full circle it’s the goal to maximize the synergist interaction of components to our own location and ears within the financial resources available.

You guys have been helpful your insights appreciated, and it was a fun (for me) exchange.

Thank you all for you suggestions will try some options presented. Stray _cat's seem like easy good ones to try .Now its time to tune in turn on and give a listen.