Which cable will reduce harshness of CD player?

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Thanks for all the help guys :)
I am getting my Quadlinks in the post this week. I am currently using AQ Hyperlitz 2 for spkr cables and Custom House Barracuda for IC's on the MF A3 CD Player. From most of the reviews I have heard, the A3 CD player isn't bright, so I'm guessing it's mostly cabling. I'm going to take all you considerations into account and stick with the Cardas Quadlink 5C to start and like BWhite said, the AC cord. My uncle is going to lend me his Cardas Golden Cross AC cord to try out. Will keep you posted.

ps. If the cabling doesn't make me happy I'm going to try and find a warmer/analog-like cd player like Chelillingworth said.

Hi Guys! I'm currently listening to my test CD (Rush Soundtrack) and I am TOTALLY blown away by the intoxifying nature of the sound. Yes, you guessed right, I changed the AC cord to Cardas Golden Cross. It's like I'm listening to a totally different system. Barry, you are the man! And by the way, I like your website :) I also added another Golden Cross AC cord to the A3 integrated and WOW.. More Golden freshness.... Gotta go, I'm going to try them on the Magnum Etude Tuner and see how it works out.

Hey guys, just to clarify, I was only testing out the Golden Cross AC cord to see the differences when used with the CD only and with the CD and the integrated. I have decided that with my current budget I will buy a 5 foot Cardas Quadlink and use it on the CD player. I might make 2 2.5 foot lengths out of it and use it with my integrated also. Is there a big difference between the Golden Cross and the Quadlink? Obviously it will not be close the quality of the Golden Cross, but I will buy a PS Audio P300 before I get an AC cord that pricey.. RE The_kid's comments. The Musical Fidelity is about 1150 US new, and it's been rated very highly.. I tried it with the new AC cords and it finally started singing. I also tried it on my uncle's reference system and it sounded similar. It is not as warm sounding as other players, but it is a presentation that is full of energy and very deep soundstaging.

One more question, has anybody tried the Alpha Core products?

Just hooked up the new used Cardas Quadlink 5c Speaker cables into the rig. Overall, getting more information to the speakers. There's no real signature to these cables.. They don't have any distinct flavor. Apparently it takes 3 days for Cardas cables to settle in once you've disconnected and reconnected them. Not too sure if this is true, I guess we'll see. So now I know what is causing the brightness on the cd player. All along it was just the AC! All I need is a nice AC cord like the Cardas Golden. I'll start with the Quadlink Cord and if that doesn't work out with the player, I'll move up or try something else that you guys recommend to warm it up (looking for as short as possible, and under $200USD).

Another interesting thing happened when I hooked up the Cardas Golden Cord to the Magnum Etude Tuner. Usually the Multipath and Signal meters are stable and at perfect levels. After hooking up the Golden, the Multipath meter and the signal strength started to fluctuate periodically... Any ideas why this happened?

Bob, I really shouldn't have posted that last update because it really has nothing to to with the Thread! I apologize for posting it. I will contact you by email to discuss and if anybody else is interested please feel free to email me and I will let you know what the outcome is.

As for the CD player harshness issue, I think I'm going to try the Cardas Quadlink AC then I'll probably move up to the Cardas Golden AC in a jiffy. The reason being, I find the Golden very dark and warm sounding, although it does have some coloration, overall it clicks with my rig.

Not too sure if the Absolute PC will give me that warmth and golden effect. If anybody has thoughts on Cardas Golden's sound vs Absolute PC please let me know.

Hey guys, just got another message from Ramesh. He informed me of a new Canadian company called Virtual Dynamics www.virtualdynamics.ca

Apparently the Basic Power model from them is USD 29.95!!
And sounds like the Cardas Golden.. Anyways, I just called Rick over there and I'm going to get a few to try out.

Will keep you posted