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I'm confused - Different music...different speakers?

Thanks for allowing me this exploration. I've been on Audiogon before and find myself here for a very different reason this time.
I do believe my system is well resolving and will define gear at the end
Yet I keep getting steered to music genre based on sound.
What I mean by this is simple.
I can't seem to listen to old rock n roll favorites anymore.
There are albums I know from the past inside out and upside down - one example: The Allman Brother's at Fillmore East. I can mostly play every bit of this on guitar. I own three good copies on vinyl and can stream it at hi-res on Qobuz.
There are two drummers and Berry Oakley on bass- no slouch. Duane on slide...etc. An Epic and dynamic album
I can't listen to it - the metal tweeters are just aggravating. And what I remember from the bass and percussion is slam from the very opening to the end - it's not here.
What is going on here?
Gear is as follows:
Analogue side is a Nottingham Space 294, 12" Ace arm, Lyra Delos Cart and an EAR 834 MM/MC phono stage
Digital is an Antelope Zodiac plus with Voltikus power supply
All good and better cables
Totem Hawk floor standers
Amp is a Rogue Cronus w/ KT120 output tubes
Play Bill Evans or Bach ....and I can watch the paint melt off the walls and love every second of it......
I'm at a loss and thanks

smaarch1
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russ69
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Most 60s and 70s rock albums were mixed down on big horn driven studio monitors. Play that stuff on JBL, Altec, or Bozac monitors and you’ll feel the vibe. A little Totem just ain’t going to do it, sorry.

A JBL200 should do the trick.

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oldhvymec
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Think bigger. That will work. The old Infinities work well. Kerwin Vegas, too. Any of the old VMPS will rock the joint. You can spend a lot of money and get half what most will do. Tekton is a good one I bet.. All kinds of choices there. Like russ69 said JBLs, Altec, Klipsch, etc. Very efficient horns, they blast and sound good.

Regards

vinylvin
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I had the Hawks for a few years, great at low volumes. Turn it up and

the little Revelator just can't handle it. I sold them. I also have a pair

of Polk LSi 15s. I compared them at the same time. The Hawks sounded

much better at low volume. Crank it & the Polks killed them, you can

knock the pictures off the wall with them and they sounded really good.

I use the Polks as HT fronts now.

 

Maybe you could add a nice sub because they do sound really nice.

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