I've recently had a bit of an overhaul of my system.
I auditioned various bits and bobs and settled on my upgrades.
My recent upgrades were the speakers and cables.
I previously had a pair of KEF 105/3's and used Van Den Hull interconnect and speaker cable.
The speakers were great, but a house move forced the sale. I always found the VDH cable quite bland, but it served its purpose.
However, having put them all together the results are a little bright.
To give you an indication of my equipment, I have
LP12 (Lingo), Ittock, Lyra Argo i
Audio Research SP 9 pre amp
Musical Fidelity power amp
PMC OBI 1 speakers
Chord Odyssey 2 speaker cable
Chord Chameleon silver plus interconnect
My cables were very bright, but have settled down signifcantly over the last month.
I've tried plugging the speaker cables into both the bottom of the 3 inputs as well as the top. I've also used some of the Chord cable to replace the interconnecting bars.
I've spoken to a friend who has said that the phone stage on the amp may need looking at to ensure it is working at it's best with the cartridge.
The system is not as bright as it was, but maybe after having the same system for 10 years it's maybe just a different sound I have to get used to rather than a bright sound.
Anyway, if anyone can give me some advice, that would be great.
Thanks.
Paul.
I auditioned various bits and bobs and settled on my upgrades.
My recent upgrades were the speakers and cables.
I previously had a pair of KEF 105/3's and used Van Den Hull interconnect and speaker cable.
The speakers were great, but a house move forced the sale. I always found the VDH cable quite bland, but it served its purpose.
However, having put them all together the results are a little bright.
To give you an indication of my equipment, I have
LP12 (Lingo), Ittock, Lyra Argo i
Audio Research SP 9 pre amp
Musical Fidelity power amp
PMC OBI 1 speakers
Chord Odyssey 2 speaker cable
Chord Chameleon silver plus interconnect
My cables were very bright, but have settled down signifcantly over the last month.
I've tried plugging the speaker cables into both the bottom of the 3 inputs as well as the top. I've also used some of the Chord cable to replace the interconnecting bars.
I've spoken to a friend who has said that the phone stage on the amp may need looking at to ensure it is working at it's best with the cartridge.
The system is not as bright as it was, but maybe after having the same system for 10 years it's maybe just a different sound I have to get used to rather than a bright sound.
Anyway, if anyone can give me some advice, that would be great.
Thanks.
Paul.