I think you've stumbled upon one of the caveats mentioned about this amp. You have to be careful with source components as you've got a passive preamp section in the Exposure 2010. Cambridge cd players sound a bit analytical and lean in my opinion. Combine this with a passive pre and you've got a potential for sound not to everyone's taste. Be careful about using your interconnects and speaker wire as tone controls. If you don't like the basic sound of a component, you're unlikely to change that with new wire. I've not heard the silver and copper Monster THX, but I'm actually using the copper Monster "off the spool" speaker wire right now. My power amp is in the shop at the moment and I'm using a Luxman amp temporarily that won't let me use my normal speaker wire. I went down to Best Buy and bought a $20.00 spool of the Monster and was shocked at how competent it is for $20.00. It definitely does not add any harshness to the sound of my system. You could try gambling $20.00 on copper only speaker wire to see if the silver in the Monster THX is adding any unwanted harshness.
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.
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.