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Getting rid of harsh, shrill treble

I cannot play my classical cd's at a volume where the midrange and bass come through without harsh, shrill treble, especially the violins. I have bookshelf speakers on stands and subwoofer in a small 120 sq. ft. room. I have no treble control on my pre-amp. I tried a Taddeo passive Digital Antidote II between my CD player and pre-amp with minimal result. I have a solid state integrated amp, will switching to a tube integrated amp cure this problem or is it my speakers?
classical_fred
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Could be your room (lack of treatments), room geometry and speaker set-up, CD player, integrated amp, or the speakers themselves.

More information is required.
reubent
3,587 posts
 
Agreed with Tvad. There are too many unknown variables to answer your question. It could be the room, speakers, speaker setup, CD player or amplification. A complete list of all system components and a description of the room are needed in order to help folks make recommendations.

Enjoy,

TIC
greh
129 posts
 
Please describe your system, including cables
drew_eckhardt
394 posts
 
It's probably the room and listener placement (sitting too near the rear wall seems to add harshness along with the bass boost).
arluke
2 posts
 
As others have responded, changes are system dependant..
however, I had great success using a JPS Labs digital cord powering my CD player and it greatly reduced brightness and sibilance..
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