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

Showing 1 response by kwtoxman

What preamp do you have?

I have heard this symptom before many times, including in my own system.

A tube preamp worked wonders for me, and many other people as can be attested to on this forum. There are many flavours of tube preamps, from very neutral ones (similar to SS), to very coloured ones (warm).

It would be an easy test to borrow and swap in a tube preamp and see what you think of the sound.

I can't recommend a tube preamp enough to remove shrillness/brightness, and to get great sound in general!

kw........