May I ask the question: Are you using any silver interconnect cables? Silver can add a brightness to the presentation from my experience.
Is my new amp TOO GOOD?
I recently took advantage of the McIntosh Upgrade program. I traded my MA352 integrated hybrid for the C2800 tube preamp + MC462 ss power amp. I have a large room with Revel Studio 2 speakers (with beryllium tweeters), and two SVS subs. I also have some room treatments on the walls.
I traded up because I wanted to see if I could more detail with the extra watts while keeping the tube sound I like.
So now I have much more detail, but its sometimes too much. Higher frequencies - like high pitched loud vocals, and some of the detail now sounds almost like static. If I turn the volume way up I can hear that its another guitar or a background vocal.
I have turned the treble down from -1 to -4, and I can't listen at 90 db all the time.
Does anyone have any suggestions about adjusting the eq/
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What jumped out as a red flag for me is the speaker positioning. |
When we upgrade we think it’s an auto improvement? No , you have to wait till the new components settle , Be patience. When the system settle , you can slowly analyze the sound .Op even if you only change one interconnect the sound of your system change. With the addition of new amp , you got so many changes.So slowly figure it out to match the new amp in your system? Maybe burn in is all you need. |
@mojo771 I don't have your gear nor have I listened to it, but after you try some of the other suggestions e.g. break-in time, speaker placement you still find the top end to fatiguing maybe swap the 12ax7s for lower gain 5751s. |
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