While in general I am a very happy owner of my new Classe gear (3200 amp, SSP 600 preamp, CDP-102 CD Player) and how they sound with my 802D's, I do have one issue with certain kinds of music/CD's...
The tweeter is emphasized more compared to my old system (i.e., Classe CA200 amp, CP-50 preamp, Sony CDPXA7ES Cd Player) with the same speakers. Maybe the old system was coloring it more or rolling off, I'm not sure. But the reality is that certain rock CD's when played loud are a "little" rough on my ears and unpleasant after listening for a while.
The more forward tweeter actually makes melodic music sparkle beautifully, but is a not quite as smooth with rock. Now one can easily argue that most rock is not recorded well and so a high end system will reveal the flaws, etc. But we all know that there are very high end systems that play classic rock CD's superbly at loud volumes or otherwise.
I don't want to exaggerate my issue, because it's not a dramatic problem, but one worth trying to address if possible.
The only change I can think of that *might* make a difference is changing the interconnects between my CD player, preamp and power amp. I did not invest in high end interconnects because my belief is that the expensive stuff just adds tonal qualities. But at this point, perhaps I need cables that will tone down the highs without compromising the beautiful sparkle and detail in the sound. I don't want to change the speaker cable, because they are high end MIT cables that are actually known to calm the highs a bit.
Your thoughts? If you agree, what interconnects could do the trick?
Do any of you who have the electronics/speakers I have experience the same? I know Photman does not have this issue with the same setup I have.
Thanks!!
Dave
The tweeter is emphasized more compared to my old system (i.e., Classe CA200 amp, CP-50 preamp, Sony CDPXA7ES Cd Player) with the same speakers. Maybe the old system was coloring it more or rolling off, I'm not sure. But the reality is that certain rock CD's when played loud are a "little" rough on my ears and unpleasant after listening for a while.
The more forward tweeter actually makes melodic music sparkle beautifully, but is a not quite as smooth with rock. Now one can easily argue that most rock is not recorded well and so a high end system will reveal the flaws, etc. But we all know that there are very high end systems that play classic rock CD's superbly at loud volumes or otherwise.
I don't want to exaggerate my issue, because it's not a dramatic problem, but one worth trying to address if possible.
The only change I can think of that *might* make a difference is changing the interconnects between my CD player, preamp and power amp. I did not invest in high end interconnects because my belief is that the expensive stuff just adds tonal qualities. But at this point, perhaps I need cables that will tone down the highs without compromising the beautiful sparkle and detail in the sound. I don't want to change the speaker cable, because they are high end MIT cables that are actually known to calm the highs a bit.
Your thoughts? If you agree, what interconnects could do the trick?
Do any of you who have the electronics/speakers I have experience the same? I know Photman does not have this issue with the same setup I have.
Thanks!!
Dave
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