Wow, your system should not have this problem. With an SF front end, gobs of power treatments and PSB's, it would seem to me more susceptible to sounding lush and ripe than hard and brittle. Upper mids is probably the 7B's weakest area, but the only time I heard them they certainly weren't hard or bright. Three ideas, one free, one cheap, the other, well: try a long wall setup (if you haven't already); try Auric Illuminator, a CD treatment that makes subtle improvements for just such digititus; and try acoustic treatments for your room. Hard upper mids are often the product of sidewall reflections. ASC Studio Traps are really good at softening upper mids, removing grain, expanding the soundstage and adding depth. I used to think of traps primarily as bass tuning devices, but, in my room anyway, they had a bigger effect on low treble/upper mid frequencies. I've never tried Argent Room Lenses, but they have a good reputation, too. If none of that is enough, I would try a Pass or Classe, which will give you what's good about the 7B's, but with more refined and subtle mids and top end. Good luck.
Trying to eliminate hard upper midrange
I am seeking advice to eliminate hard upper midrange glare. I spent alot of money and the sound improved, but the glare is still present. Is there something wrong with my set up, or etc? My systems is as follows:
Counterpoint DA 11.5 transport with Shunyata King Cobra.
Sonic Frontiers SFD 2 MK II DAC with Shunyata Black Mamba.
Sonic Frontiers SFL 1 Signature Pre Amp with Shunyata Viper.
All above components connected to the PS Audio P300 with a Shunyata King Cobra attached to it.
Bryston 7B ST Mono block with PS Audio Lab Cables connected to two Ultimate outlets which is connected to XLO Type 10 powercords to the wall outlet.
Speakers PSB Stratus Gold, placed 3 ft away from rear wall 2 1/2 ft from side wall, room is 15'wide 21'deep
8 1/2tall. Listening distance is 9 ft away from speakers.
Cables:
Digital - Illuminati D60 - BNC and Illuminati DX-50 - XLR
Interconnects - AudioQuest Diamond X2 - RCA
Speaker Cables - AudioQuest Dragon to highs and Clear 3 to bass.
All Cables are raised by ceramic tiles.
Brights star foundation platforms, tip toes, for each component sitting on a Stand design rack, set of room tunes corners, side walls and tune stripes.
New additions will be XLO limited edition XLR digital cable and Siemens CCa tubes for SFD 2 MK II. Will be here shortly.
Very fraustrated. Any suggestions will be openly noted, thanks.
Counterpoint DA 11.5 transport with Shunyata King Cobra.
Sonic Frontiers SFD 2 MK II DAC with Shunyata Black Mamba.
Sonic Frontiers SFL 1 Signature Pre Amp with Shunyata Viper.
All above components connected to the PS Audio P300 with a Shunyata King Cobra attached to it.
Bryston 7B ST Mono block with PS Audio Lab Cables connected to two Ultimate outlets which is connected to XLO Type 10 powercords to the wall outlet.
Speakers PSB Stratus Gold, placed 3 ft away from rear wall 2 1/2 ft from side wall, room is 15'wide 21'deep
8 1/2tall. Listening distance is 9 ft away from speakers.
Cables:
Digital - Illuminati D60 - BNC and Illuminati DX-50 - XLR
Interconnects - AudioQuest Diamond X2 - RCA
Speaker Cables - AudioQuest Dragon to highs and Clear 3 to bass.
All Cables are raised by ceramic tiles.
Brights star foundation platforms, tip toes, for each component sitting on a Stand design rack, set of room tunes corners, side walls and tune stripes.
New additions will be XLO limited edition XLR digital cable and Siemens CCa tubes for SFD 2 MK II. Will be here shortly.
Very fraustrated. Any suggestions will be openly noted, thanks.