How do I warm up my system?

Thanks everyone for taking the time.

it's interesting. nobody has endorsed an equalizer. why ?

i have heard equalization used at ces to eliminate balances in frequency response.

selecting a slope starting at 3k and looking at each octave thereafter up to 24k, might ameliorate the situation.

it's not a panacea but it might be a palliative.

every component in a system including cable is definitely have some affect to the sound, your speaker is the major component that decide how your system will sound, beside speaker, pre amp is the component that have most influence on the sound. i see that you had a tube pre amp in your system ,even i havent heard that preamp, i would suggest that you try to change tube in your preamp to see how it work and it is the cheap and easy way to do, just my opinion, good luck and enjoy your music

One way is to do just that, keep your components on all the time, they will be much more musical as it takes upwards of an hour for many devices to truly "warm up" if they are shut off for a while.

Second area I would look at is your Sony CD...it could be tamed with some warm cables like Cardas Golden Cross, but why waste the money when players that sound much better than the Sony are now available for less than $1000?

Back in the day I owned equalizers by both MXR and Luxman. I remembered they made a difference but didn't as much as one bought better equipment. Zar