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Getting rid of harsh, shrill treble

I cannot play my classical cd's at a volume where the midrange and bass come through without harsh, shrill treble, especially the violins. I have bookshelf speakers on stands and subwoofer in a small 120 sq. ft. room. I have no treble control on my pre-amp. I tried a Taddeo passive Digital Antidote II between my CD player and pre-amp with minimal result. I have a solid state integrated amp, will switching to a tube integrated amp cure this problem or is it my speakers? Classical_fred  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 02-16-07

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 02-16-07   Could be your room (lack of treatments), room geometry and s ...   Tvad 02-16-07   Agreed with tvad. there are too many unknown variables to an ...   Reubent 02-16-07   Please describe your system, including cables   Greh 02-16-07   It's probably the room and listener placement (sitting too n ...   Drew_eckhardt 02-16-07   As others have responded, changes are system dependant.. how ...   Arluke 02-16-07   I agree with tvad that more information would be helpful and ...   Arahl 02-16-07   Your md 308 amp is known for a balanced presentation and is ...   Jameswei 02-16-07   Unless you have a harsh component (s)...it's probably room a ...   Sogood51 02-16-07: Eldartford I considered suggesting the equalizer but am afraid everyone will think I am a Behringer salesman! But, since Jameswei raised the subject, I think that you should spring for a Behringer DEQ2496...about $350 with mic and cable. The analyser function will tell you what your system is doing, and help fix it as much as possible with room treatments and such. Then, when all else fails, use the equalizer function. Finally, don't assume there will be any audible signal quality degradation. Only your own ears can inform you about this. Eldartford  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 02-16-07   Eldartford, i was thinking of purchasing a new jolida jd1000 ...   Classical_fred 02-16-07   Sounds to me like you have an amp/speaker mismatch...your am ...   Tvad 02-16-07   Bingo...you just nailed the primary weakness of the redbook ...   Fatparrot 02-16-07   i believe this is player dependent. my experience with the a ...   Tvad 02-17-07   This is one of my best digital recordings of violin when pla ...   Sogood51 02-16-07   It is your speakers. the highest fundamental note on the vio ...   Shadorne 02-16-07   I second the behringer solution. done in the digital domain ...   Tarsando 02-16-07   I had harsh treble from my polks, what i did to the speakers ...   Poloman 02-16-07   Don't vote for hillary.   bday0000@ 02-17-07   even the best cd players will give some minor digital " ...   Audiofeil 02-17-07   Agree with tvad on this point. however it's more difficult t ...   Dgarretson 02-17-07   The problem may be related to the ac supply. an isolation tr ...   Tobias 02-17-07   The room and the speakers are generally the guilty party   Jaybo 02-17-07   Hello tvad, i am not an electrical engineer! how can i find ...   Classical_fred 02-17-07   Stereophile often has this information in the measurements s ...   Tvad 02-17-07   An ss amp is relatively unaffected by speaker impedance comp ...   Shadorne 02-17-07   I agree with shadorne that the problem is most likely in the ...   Audiokinesis 02-17-07   Wow. i tend to think that the harshness or the shrillness i ...   Rodargent 02-17-07   Also, your md 308 is no harsh amp.   Jaybo 02-18-07   Thanks to all, i will be speaking with john strohbeen at wal ...   Classical_fred 02-18-07   Let us know about the walsh ohm. another speaker to investig ...   Tvad 02-23-07   I have been reading about the magenta ade-24. it is a device ...   Regalma1 02-23-07   What preamp do you have? i have heard this symptom before m ...   Kwtoxman 02-25-07   You might want to consider dakiom feedback stabilizers ...   Mdhoover 03-03-07   Gentleman, got a pair of ohm walsh micro tall's connected to ...   Classical_fred 03-03-07   I'm always curious to know how people arrive at their choice ...   Tvad 03-03-07   I think rodargent has a very good point. the treble on some ...   Rja 03-04-07   Digital sources have been a major contributor to this proble ...   Jb0194 03-04-07   Tvad, in another thread these speakers were recommended to m ...   Classical_fred 03-04-07   Those look very cool. are you using a subwoofer with them?   Tvad 03-05-07   Tvad, i have a sunfire super junior sub placed between and s ...   Classical_fred 03-05-07   You hear what you hear, and i'm certain we all believe you h ...   Tvad 03-06-07   Thanks for your cable suggestions, fred   Classical_fred 03-06-07   Sogood51, have you listened to jordi savall and hesperion xx ...   Classical_fred 03-07-07   Classical fred no, i have not listened to those. i will do ...   Sogood51 03-09-07   Regalmal, i spent $127 on a taddeo device that goes between ...   Classical_fred 03-10-07   Try these... www.artsmusic.de. www.elusivedisc.com   Eldartford 03-12-07   I am running walsh 5 series 3 loudspeakers. the one thing i ...   mamboni@ 03-12-07   mamboni, what is the brand of cable? how much did they cos ...   Classical_fred 03-12-07   Eldartford, thanks for the info. have you purchased any of ...   Classical_fred 03-13-07   I'm not sure if the last post "stuck" so here it i ...   mamboni@ 03-13-07   Classical_fred...yes the blue line are very good, but i can' ...   Eldartford 03-22-07   This is how and why so many audiophiles spend money on the w ...   Aintitgr8

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