Before spending any casheesh Ryan, have you played around with speaker toe in. The first line of defense against a hot top end is to toe the speakers in towards you so that the tweeters are firing at you. You may lose a bit of soundstage width that way in which case, you can play around with the toe in angle (from 0 to 45 degrees) until you hit a decent balance between soundstage width and tempering the treble frequency. Give that a try first.
Warm Sounding Power Amp or MHDT Havana DAC?
My system is a little bright and I'd like opinions on what is the best way to warm up the sound. I have MB Quart QLS-830 floorstanders powered by a Marantz SR5002 AVR. In general I like the sound...just a little crispy on top. I'd like to keep the AVR functionality, as I do occasionally watch movies with the system, so I was thinking about adding a power amp or DAC.
I've read great things about the MHDT Havana DAC and also heard that B&K power amps are warm and tubey. I'm wondering which would have a bigger/better impact on my system's sound, or if there are better options. I'd like to keep it under $1000.
Thanks a lot!
I've read great things about the MHDT Havana DAC and also heard that B&K power amps are warm and tubey. I'm wondering which would have a bigger/better impact on my system's sound, or if there are better options. I'd like to keep it under $1000.
Thanks a lot!