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[jizer]

please can someone advise me on why my system sounds dull in the midrange,using m fidelity a1008cd,pmc gb1i speakers and quad 99/909amp,

 

[Anonymous]

Maybe it's just not to your taste. What cables have you got on it? What do you mean by dull in the midrange? Undynamic?

 

[jizer]

the singers always sound like they are in the background,atlas speaker cable and qed interconects but would these really make much of a difference,and yes i would like it to sound more dynamic and foreward,

 

[Anonymous]

The Amp and CD are quite smooth, so it could be these that your not liking the presentation of. Did you try a home demo or listen to all the 3 components together, with the speakers?

 

[Anonymous]

try moving the speakers a bit further away from the back walls? .... I don't think cables will make a huge difference

 

[jizer]

if i move them further away from walls i loose too much base

 

[Craig M.]

how are your speakers positioned? as dimspan said, as a first stab at solving it.

edit: just seen your post, have you tried playing with toe-in? maybe try a atlas questor interconnect, quite well lit in the mids. if it's a bigger change then what a cable can provide, then you might have to change amp/speakers/whatever.

 

[Anonymous]

I still think it could be due to the room/speaker placement ... how big is your listening room?

 

[jizer]

i did listen to components at home but have since moved to a house where i now have dedicated music room which is smaller and has plasterboard walls

 

[Anonymous]

am sure someone here will advise, and am guessing that the problem could be with your room and not the equipment ....

there are cheap ways of improving room acoustics with bass traps etc

 

[Anonymous]

Experiment with speaker toe-in as you might prefer the sound with the tweeters aimed more directly towards you (if they're not already). Also, try sitting closer to them. General experimentation like this might help.