Been following this thread in sympathy both as an audiophile and as a fellow drummer. I know exactly what you're talking about when it comes to reproducing cymbals, and I feel your pain.
Given the relatively extreme nature of the issue and the equipment involved I'd tend to think there's a problem somewhere. My first instincts are to check the speakers and source. I know you said music sounds ok with classical, but have you actually put your ear to the tweeters to make sure they're both working and sound ok? With the Marantz, have you checked all the settings (i.e. Volume set to "fixed," etc.)?
Assuming all this checks out, I'd stop screwing around and immediately do these two things. First, I'd call totem and get their thoughts. Second, if this doesn't help I'd find another pair of speakers at your dealer (preferably Hawks) that sound good there and borrow them to see how they sound at home (or, as a poor second option I'd bring mine there). If they sound good in your room there's very likely a problem with your speakers.
If those speakers also sound compromised versus what you heard at the dealer then we're back to the drawing board, but at least you've ruled out the speakers as the problem, which is no small thing. Best of luck and hope this helps.
Given the relatively extreme nature of the issue and the equipment involved I'd tend to think there's a problem somewhere. My first instincts are to check the speakers and source. I know you said music sounds ok with classical, but have you actually put your ear to the tweeters to make sure they're both working and sound ok? With the Marantz, have you checked all the settings (i.e. Volume set to "fixed," etc.)?
Assuming all this checks out, I'd stop screwing around and immediately do these two things. First, I'd call totem and get their thoughts. Second, if this doesn't help I'd find another pair of speakers at your dealer (preferably Hawks) that sound good there and borrow them to see how they sound at home (or, as a poor second option I'd bring mine there). If they sound good in your room there's very likely a problem with your speakers.
If those speakers also sound compromised versus what you heard at the dealer then we're back to the drawing board, but at least you've ruled out the speakers as the problem, which is no small thing. Best of luck and hope this helps.