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What would you change?

I have a system consisting of an EAD Ultradisc as transport, a Benchmark DAC, an ARC LS-15 preamp, Gamut D200 amp and VR4jr speakers, and find I am hearing some "grunge", for a lack of a better word, in the leading edge of vocals. There seems to be an edge to the sound, not a sweetnes , and I am seeking some ideas of what I might change to rid the system of the sound.
I realize the description is a bit week, but all comments will be appreciated.
Carl
brrgrr
sidssp
1,077 posts
 
Brrgrr,
I notice that you also have a analog source. Does the "grunge" you described also appear when you play LP?
jburidan
672 posts
 
Change pre-amp tubes...
brainwater
520 posts
 
There is nothing in the gamuts sound that I would remotely call grunge. Look elsewhere assuming the amp is functioning properly.
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hi5harry
183 posts
 
That is a very cool system. I think you have "outgrown" the nordost interconnect. Empirical Audio Holographic interconnect has really made a nice change in my system, getting rid of that leading edge digititus( for lack of a better word) without loosing the musical transients.
sns
653 posts
 
I would suggest power conditioning, your present system is not the cause of the glare and/or edge.
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