Recommendation on IC's and speaker for this system


Fellow Music and Sound Lovers, Please weigh in here:

Current System

Rotel 991 Cd Player (acting as transport only)
PS Audio digital Link III DAC
Audio Research LS-8 Tube Pre-Amp
Channel Island cd-200 mono-block Class D amps
Acoustic Zen Adagio Speakers
Monster power conditioner and have upgraded a few power cords to Signal Cable

Currently all IC's are Kimber Kable Silver Streak and
Speaker Wire is BetterCables.com wire

So.
Any suggestions on upgrade to IC's or wire? I know the Kimber are highly regarded but to me a bit too detailed/bright?

Appreciate Help
Thanks
Mark
mlapenta

Showing 1 response by dcrugby

wow, it's hard to imagine that system is bright... could the monster power unit be restricting your low end or something?

if it were me, i'd try plugging stuff into the wall for a bit just to make sure it isn't doing something to your sound. on paper, your system would seem to be a very nice, warm system.

that being said, the least bright cables i've heard are van den hul carbons (the first and second model lines of interconnects). samhar's suggestion of anticables is good too (i have the speaker cables myself and to me they do sound better than many vastly more expensive cables), but they aren't the easiest to use as they are thick, solid-core wire.