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Help. My system is shouting at me

Recently purchased a new Cambridge 740c cd player to add to
my Exposure 2010s integrated amp and Castle Richmond 3i's. After about 3 weeks of break in it is sounding good but vocals have an annoying quality. I am relatively ignorant when it comes to technical terms to describe sound qualities.The best way i can describe the problem is the highs sound like shouting instead of singing.The problem occurs even at moderate volume.Needless to say it's unpleasant to listen to. Could speaker wire be causing the problem. I am using Monster THX off the spool which is a combination of copper and silver. I have some good Ecosse wiring coming soon, but i am not sure if that's the problem.
The problem seems to have manifested recently with the break in of the cd player, which is ironic.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
blazen69

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blazen69 OP
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Thanks for all your responses everyone. Sorry i took
so long to respond. My internet has been down all day.
I think that bob hit the nail on the head.I'm thinking the Cambridge sound is not for me.Might sound good with some
tubes, but it doesn't partner well with the Exposure.I had
the matching cd player and it sounded warm and smooth unfortunately i had many reliability issues with it.I borrowed
some cabling today to see if that was the problem, and it didn't help. I guess the Cambridge is going up for sale.I don't think it's a bad player it just needs to be mated with the
wright amp.The Exposure ain't it.
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