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Why does my system now have shrill top end.

The equipment in my system (listed below) has not changed but I now find on both CD and Vinyl a high end shrillness to the sound (treble is very harsh) that has become very annoying, especially at high volume levels. I have no idea why this happened all of a sudden.

Endevour E-3
Pass 30.8
Pass XP 20
Esoteric K01x
Linn LP12 (Ortofon Black cartridge)
Linn Linto Phono Preamp
PS Audio P5 (Amp plugged in directly to wall)
JL Audio F112 v2 sub
OCOS Speaker cable (15 feet)
Pass XLR interconnect (Preamp to Amp)
Harmonic Technology Cable Magic Link (not current version). RCA termination

Any ideas?
proacman
kosst_amojan
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Awww... Looks like Geoff got butt hurt again for having is snake oil called out. I think I need another tactic. I think I'm just going to report every single snake oil post I come across so threads like this don't get derailed by these clowns.
Happy posting!
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geoffkait
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Tis probably best to think of snake oil as the lubricating liquid that makes the engine go. It also separates the MidFi from the High End, you know, just judging from the responses here. No offense if MidFi is your thing. Everyone has to be somewhere.
jea48
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You two guys need to get room. You're beyond foreplay.
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geoffkait
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Jea48 Huh? I wasn’t addressing anyone in particular. Thanks for the image anyway.
proacman OP
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Will swap the Amp this weekend. If no change I will start looking at AC issues.
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