Scientist73,
I'd suggest going with either Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference MkII or Audience AU24 from your cd player to integrated.
I think you can forget about AZ Silver Ref MkII because that will not deal with your brightness issue. Another interconnect to try is Nirvana S-L. AZ Matrix MkII will give you about 85% of performance of Silver Ref MkII but will be smoother. It contains silver though, so if it will be bright, you may want to go with AU24 interconnects. they will have a bit more air and will be a bit smoother on the top end, but won't give you the bass as deep as the AZ cable could. So there is a trade off. AU24 bass is still decent though and very clean. So that's that.
Also try running your amp directly into the wall. try Audience powerChord power cords on both the amp and cd player. Should smooth out and add a bit to the lower end which will most likely compensate each other if you use AU24 interconnects.
I appreciate that this is your family room, but at the minimum you can do to treat it without anyone complaining....check out stuff from
http://www.eighthnerve.com/products.html
Their Adapt rectangles and triangles usually blend into any decor. And they are very effective too.
I'd suggest going with either Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference MkII or Audience AU24 from your cd player to integrated.
I think you can forget about AZ Silver Ref MkII because that will not deal with your brightness issue. Another interconnect to try is Nirvana S-L. AZ Matrix MkII will give you about 85% of performance of Silver Ref MkII but will be smoother. It contains silver though, so if it will be bright, you may want to go with AU24 interconnects. they will have a bit more air and will be a bit smoother on the top end, but won't give you the bass as deep as the AZ cable could. So there is a trade off. AU24 bass is still decent though and very clean. So that's that.
Also try running your amp directly into the wall. try Audience powerChord power cords on both the amp and cd player. Should smooth out and add a bit to the lower end which will most likely compensate each other if you use AU24 interconnects.
I appreciate that this is your family room, but at the minimum you can do to treat it without anyone complaining....check out stuff from
http://www.eighthnerve.com/products.html
Their Adapt rectangles and triangles usually blend into any decor. And they are very effective too.