help make my hifi sound warmer ?

[beachBOYken]

hi

my system consists of the following but i find it a little bright/harsh at times , is there anywhere that i could improve perhaps the speaker cable?

arcam cd73

nad c320bee ( upgrading to a creek evo )

monitor audio rs1's

mark grants interconnects

chord carnival bi-wire speaker cable i think ( its either rumour or carnival 90% sure its carnival )

cheers

 

[drummerman]

change speakers?

 

[Anonymous]

do you know the new amp wont solve the problem?

 

[beachBOYken]

yep but i wanted to upgrade my nad anyway , i think my speaker cable is silver coated , does that not make thinks brighter ?

 

[beachBOYken]

drummerman:change speakers?

cant afford to yet since ive only had them for about a year and a half

 

[drummerman]

Perhaps try a Tacima mains block. It has the effect of taking a certain amount of brightness out and cleans bass up. Useful for other components too as surge protection so not a waste of cash in any case. Around £20 if you shop around.

 

[beachBOYken]

would a better speaker not warm things up also , as mine is a silver coated cable?

 

[drummerman]

Try?

 

[bretty]

My system was bright, too.

First thing I did was take the toe-in off the speakers. I have the speakers facing straight forward. It helps, but didn't completely solve the problem.

Second thing was change speaker cable. I recently changed to Van damme cable and, after a few weeks burn in, it has removed the brightness. I wrote a full write up of the cable in my post 'Just bought new speaker cable'. It's a cheap upgrade, too (under 5 quid a meter).

 

[beachBOYken]

i remember what speaker cable ive got now its Chord Carnival Silver Plus bi-wire

 

[drummerman]

drummerman:Try?

... but pretty pointless just before changing amplifiers.

 

[beachBOYken]

drummerman:

drummerman:Try?

... but pretty pointless just before changing amplifiers.

yes i agree , i might look into some good copper speaker cable , ive heard thats warmer sounding compared to the silver coated stuff? , does anyone know of some good speaker cable (copper)

 

[Anonymous]

Like bretty I would also recommend the vandamme.

 

[Anonymous]

beachBOYken ive got the rs1's & arcam cd73 but with qed silver plated cable biwired and i also found my system bright so much so it was painful to listen to, i wasn't sure what to do to calm things down, after speaking to my local hifi dealer he suggested changes the speaker cable to chord odyssey 2 which i did wow what a difference it made

there are few things i learned from this

biwire is a waste of time just use good qulity single cable

silver wire doesn't make speakers sound bright.

it's not your speakers so don't waste your time changing them as they great.

cheers jonn

 

[Anonymous]

I had the MA RS1s and found them too bright. I changed interconnects and speaker wire and they were still too bright. Bite the bullet and flog the speakers using their age as a tickler. Try some Dali Lektor 2's instead.

If you _really_ can't flog them then make sure your stands are filled, have no toe-in on them at all, reinforce the bass with rear walls, get some copper speaker wire from Russ Andrews and a VDH interconnect and cross your fingers. The Tacima used only on the CDP might help too, but is a good surge protector if not. Don't pay any more than £25 delivered for one.

 

[shooter]

Chord silver screen is copper!!! oxygen free multistrand twist.

 

[Frank Harvey]

Even though the Chord is a silver coated copper, the Carnival Silver Plus isn't particularly bright, and is definitely smoother than the QED equivalent. The Arcam isn't a bright sounding amp, so it is pointing more towards the speakers, not that I'd say they're bright to the point of being unlistenable.

Are the speakers near to side walls? These can reflect treble and make a speaker sound brighter than they are, as can a laminated floor.

 

[shooter]

Please read this!!!

Chord Carnival SilverScreen offers a set of performance characteristics that make it unique at its price point. The oxygen free copper multi stranded conductors used in Carnival SilverScreen have been borrowed from the Chord Carnival Classic. Likewise the low-density polyethylene insulation and twisted pair configuration. The conductors are surrounded by a soft PVC casing that provides excellent mechanical damping characteristics. This is surrounded by a heavily overlapped dual foil shielding system and this in turn is surrounded and protected by a translucent PVC outer jacket, again with excellent mechanical damping characteristics.

Taken from Chord.co.uk

 

[True Blue]

Just a thought, try a home audition using the Chord Chameleon Interconnect.

Had a demo today using Rega Saturn, Naim 5i and Rega Rs3's using Chord Crimson interconnect which I currently have. Was thinking of upgrading to the chameleon so asked for the leads to be swapped. All I can say is wow I heard a lot more detail especially in the lower frequencies, also made thesound a lot warmer generally.

 

[jubair]

The chord carnival silver and carnival silverscreen are two different cables i think

 

[shooter]

Your absolutly right, all this partying is making my head spin!!!!!

 

[Anonymous]

True Blue:
Just a thought, try a home audition using the Chord Chameleon Interconnect.

Had a demo today using Rega Saturn, Naim 5i and Rega Rs3's using Chord Crimson interconnect which I currently have. Was thinking of upgrading to the chameleon so asked for the leads to be swapped. All I can say is wow I heard a lot more detail especially in the lower frequencies, also made thesound a lot warmer generally.

 

[True Blue]

Igglebert,

Is that for the interconnect or the system??

 

[Anonymous]

The interconnect. Very good I/C and is an excellent upgrade from those under £80. The system looks rather nice too though. I bet those RS3s are fab matched well.

 

[True Blue]

Guess what I spent this morning doing??

Little bit of saving first. Yep the Rega and Naim mix was awesome. Thought about rs3's with rega mira bit too restrained for my likings, then plugged in the Naim!!!!

Thing is the RS3's didnt soundout of place with anything