Help! Treble Trouble!


Ok, cognoscenti, put your coconuts together.

The system I've put together at the house I stay in while working out of state has a problem. I have nonexistent treble at my listening position, particularly cymbals, high hats, etc. Not a toe in/toe out room problem as I can sit right in front of either speaker and stick my ear two feet from tweeters and hardly anything. Can hear it ear stuck right up to them. My high frequency hearing is fine. This happens with any source, digital or analog. Not the speakers as it happens with either the two sets I have here. Happens with to different amps also, Odyssey Stratos with plenty of juice and a Belles Aria integrated. The common denominator in this I think is my dac. Is it possible my trusty old Mytek is somehow conking out and causing this? 

Mids and bass are smooth and clear, just missing a lot of highs and it's mucking up my listening enjoyment. So, what do you guys think?

Gear here:

Odyssey Stratos amp,

Belles Integrated,

Mytek Stereo 192-DSD dac

Living Sounds Audio LSA20 signature speakers

Avance Epsilon980 speakers

Denon dp-57l turntable

LeJonklou Slipsik 7.1 phono pre

Audiolab 6000cdt transport.

Thanks!

 

 

thecarpathian

Like I said, I can't see how it's the room as I have to stick my ear up to the tweeter to hear it. It doesn't get much more near field as that.

@uncledemp ,

The Aria is nice. It’s not ’blow you away’ great or anything, but it’s also not a huge dollar piece of kit. I think if you got it at a good used price, you wouldn't be disappointed.

Plus, if you find it underwhelming in your system, they're pretty sought after to resell.

 

@thecarpathian when I had the Dynaudio speakers one tweeter pooped. It wasn’t completely dead  it was just playing at a considerably lower level than the property working tweeter in another speaker. Is it possible your amplifier took out tweeters in both sets of speakers?

 

Now it finally dawned on me. Do you have a second system in the house. A friend with some not to hard to move speakers? Haul in something and swap them in. Same problem?