Help! My system is very bright it hurts my ear


Anyone..help...Here is my system listed...I'm new to audio...cd is raysonic 128 with 2 amperex gold pin 2 EH (6922)...golden audio se40 with 6 of JJ 6l6gc..Macintosh c40 pre.amp..new Aragon 8008...n pair with quad 22l2..here is the hook up, I hook up golden audio to high n mid and hook up Aragon for base...I have tried different speaker like Gallo 3.1 n monitor s8i but still too bright..is just too bright...any help please?????  Oh..forgot the system is in living room with 20' ceiling, could it be acoustic issue or pair issue, tube, amp, speaker....help please?????
fatgosil
Oregonpapa might be right... have your ears checked first.
Second step would be: find all the blankets, towels etc. you can find and cover every hard reflective surface in your listening room to see how much your room interacts unfavourably with your set.
Good luck!

It's the Quads.   Several reviews I read said they were bright...here's one from Techradar..."At the same time, though, there's no denying this speaker also has a brightness that's rather less welcome. Expensive models with advanced tweeters and costly crossover components often get away with this, but the 22L2 isn't one of these, and while the treble provides plenty of fine detail, it also sounds rather insistent."  
As you can see , it could be several things. Since you're new, the best advise is read here is to simplify your system. Start with one amp and see how it goes. Then the other. The thing with running 2 different amps is you need to make sure the gain in each amp is the same. Very important. If the gain in the amp running the tweeter side is more than the amp running the bass side then naturally the balance between the high and low frequencies is going to gavor the higher side.... resulting in bright sounding system. Carpet is another factor. Lay a rug if now carpet. Lots od windows could be issue. Anyway, simplify your system and then tweak it as you gain experience.  HAVE FUN