Oh dear.
Kit is -
Sony CDD X3000ES > Cyrus 8xpd QX > Quad 22L2. CD is connected optically and I'm using QED silver speaker cables bi-wired to the Quads.
I have had the amp for a couple of weeks and love the detail it is pulling from my CDs. I can hear everything. However, I am noticing that the mid-range is quite 'loud'. It's almost like someone has got a graphic equaliser and pushed the middle ones up by a third. It can sound a bit harsh. The treble is sublime, detailed and sprakly. I have been asking questions on the forums about CD recording quality but I am not so sure this is what it is down to. If I play something like Craig Armstrong it sounds incredible. If I play Snow Patrol the mid range is almost too harsh. Any ideas what it could be? Speaker cables perhaps? Or am I going to have to look at something like new speakers - Spendor A5s perhaps. How much difference is there between the Spendr A5s and the Quadd 22L2s? Is there a big difference? Do vocals sounds smoother? Am I looking in the wrong area? This is soooo frustrating.
Any help offered much appreciated - I am going bonkers over this, I thought the amp was a great buy when I auditioned it but this is only materialising after living with it for a couple of weeks.
Kit is -
Sony CDD X3000ES > Cyrus 8xpd QX > Quad 22L2. CD is connected optically and I'm using QED silver speaker cables bi-wired to the Quads.
I have had the amp for a couple of weeks and love the detail it is pulling from my CDs. I can hear everything. However, I am noticing that the mid-range is quite 'loud'. It's almost like someone has got a graphic equaliser and pushed the middle ones up by a third. It can sound a bit harsh. The treble is sublime, detailed and sprakly. I have been asking questions on the forums about CD recording quality but I am not so sure this is what it is down to. If I play something like Craig Armstrong it sounds incredible. If I play Snow Patrol the mid range is almost too harsh. Any ideas what it could be? Speaker cables perhaps? Or am I going to have to look at something like new speakers - Spendor A5s perhaps. How much difference is there between the Spendr A5s and the Quadd 22L2s? Is there a big difference? Do vocals sounds smoother? Am I looking in the wrong area? This is soooo frustrating.
Any help offered much appreciated - I am going bonkers over this, I thought the amp was a great buy when I auditioned it but this is only materialising after living with it for a couple of weeks.