Warm Tube Amp(s) to Tame Hyper-Accurate Speakers?


I have these Spendor D9.2's mated to an MC275 VI and the mids and highs are still too much, sometimes.  Sometimes the sound is sublime based on the recording, sometimes harsh.  I imagine perhaps Focal and B&W folks know what I speak of, maybe not Magico owners.  Even using a C2700 tube pre-amp.  Can this be solved with a WARM tube amp, and if so, which ones?  I like my MC275 VI but I am open to suggestions.

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That is a warm rig going into speakers that are not known for being bright.  I would need to dig into it, sometimes the wrong impedance curve on a speaker can make a tweeter sound hot when paired with a tube amp.  You might find switching to a neutral SS amp. Naim, AVM, AGD come to mind for me.  You should be able to borrow or buy on an amp on a return policy to test this.  

how is your room?  Damping matters and if the room is underdamped it could be creating this issue.   
 

Finally, If you are looking for a more “English” sound maybe Harbeth or Wilson Benesch will solve the issue.  You ought to be able to find a used pair of used 40.2s or the P2.0s in a similar price range.