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?
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Showing 1 response by regalma1

I have been reading about the Magenta ade-24. It is a device specifically designed to reduce this problem. It is an analog device that would go between the CD player and the preamp. For $250 it sounds like it would be well worth it to try it. That's a lot cheaper than most cables people will suggest.

You didn't mention if you play LPs. If you do, do you have the same problem?

Here is a review of the Magenta unit: http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_6_4/magenta-ade-24-analog-digital-enhancer.html