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How to tame a bright system?

Hi all,

I have been facing a problem, the brightness of my system:

Bluesound n130  --- Chord dave ---- audioquest fire (xlr) ---- Etude  ---- copper wire ---- B&W 606s2.

 

The brightness shows up, particularly after I upgrade the cable from the chord company clearway (RCA) to the AQ fire (XLR).  AQ fire really improved everything. However, the high frequency is too cristal to my ears (especially the "ding, ding" sound from the piano, I believe most of the people would love it but not me .... ).  I like the cheap clearway, but it does not have the excellent bass and the dynamic offered by fire. I also tried with AQ Mackenzie (copper) which gives a proper sound but lacks space. I also found the vocal of fire is a bit forward (I am not really big fun of forwarding vocal).

Can someone help to recommend a cable that has everything of clearway but more dynamic and extension at the low end? I think this would be an ideal cable for my current system.

 

If possible, please help to focus on the cable rather than the other components. I know there is a lot to improve, but not at the moment.  Thanks a lot guys!  ;-) 

 

 

 

tension255
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@snarfie23

Thanks for that but frankly, all a little too anal for me.

As long as it sounds great to my ears, which it nowblessedly does, with the added side benefit of watching my guest’s jaws drop and their eyes bug out when I play their favorite piece of music that they THOUGHT they knew, I’m OK. 👍🏼🤗

 

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@snarfie23 

I am guessing that covering the walls and ceiling - completely - with an acoustically deadening material is optimal? Yes or no?

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@unreceivedogma 

I'm not a acoustic specialist. But i do know that not covering isolation materiales such as rockwool Isover etc could be a health Risk because you could inhale the particals.

So covering your panels with a cloth as i do is a good idea for heath reasons an it looks better 😉

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@snarfie23

 

- the particular type of rockwool that I used has no formaldehyde.
- unlike fiberglass, which has sharp edges in its fibers, rockwool is beaded.
- it is completely covered with burlap.
- I waited for about 2 months before moving in to see if it “exhaled” dust. Finding almost none, I felt safe

- the safety record of the material is - so far (20 years) - good. No OSHA documented cases of cancer with this product 

 

 

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@unreceivedogma

Ok than it’s probably Isover consisting of fiber materials that had to be coverd.

 

 

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