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My system is bright? I need help. thanks

Hi. it is my first time here in this forum. i would appreciate input and help from all of you. No sacrasm or bad langauge please. I had bad experience with other forums in that aspect. music loving people and audiophiles should be an elite, high caliber and classy community. This is rare to find today. Ok Down to the point.

My system
Musical fidelity kw 500 sacd player. I use the tube output.
Musical fidelity kw 500 integrated amp.
speakers:eggleston andra (not andra 2)
speaker cable: satori acoustic zen
interconnects: Nordost baldur and nordost quatrofil RCA
USe a dedicated 20 amp line with regular power cords(came with the gear) and a panamax 20 amp surge protector and filter.

This is in my family room so there is little room for treatment and moving things around.

problem: bright. the highs are killing my ears, after 1-2 hours of listening my ears start to hurt,sometimes 3 minutes. I have to turn the volume down. I tried postioning, it got a little better. I will try acoustic zen silver ref II may be it will help. The sound is otherwise phenomenal, i could be happy with more bass, but overall it is very good. Depth, tranparency, acuity and soundstaging are great. As for mids, i can see the person infront of me,I can hear the articulation of the tongue in the mouth before the words and tunes comes out. no kidding, but not for long because of fatigue.

I would really appreciate your input.
Scientist73
scientist73

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seandtaylor99
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Can you describe the room .. carpets, windows, furnishing, position of speakers ?
seandtaylor99
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If there are drapes covering the window, and carpeting on the floor this will help tame aggressive highs. Soft furnishings also help. Wall hangings like decorative rugs are also very good. Fortunately my wife likes antique rugs, so acoustics and aesthetics need not be diametrically opposed !

I'm wondering if the cathedral ceilings are leading to lean bass, and you're compensating by turning the volume up a bit more, which then makes the treble a bit overbearing ?

I have found Cardas positioning to give good results, but since I have a small dedicated room, my problem is usually too much bass, not too little. Still, it's worth looking over the following links for future reference as speaker positioning makes a hugh difference to sound.

http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=26&pagestring=Room+Setup

http://www.audiophysic.de/aufstellung/index_e.html

Good luck. You have fine equipment, and I'd be more than a little annoyed if music listening wasn't enjoyable after that outlay. The problem may ultimately require cables or components to be changed, but speaker-room interaction is at the heart of many hifi problems.
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