Rogue Atlas Magnum sounds bright -- any recommendations?

Whitestix
 You would also have nice surprise you can update to Magnum II status
  Rogue Audio is in PA and if you are anywhere near they can bring that amp up to a beast level for very reasonable.
 The Atlas Mag II driving Vandersteen 3A Sigs Lou Reed and his fender on Animal Serenade live infuses a major smile and wow on everyone's face when listening.
      Best JohnnyR

JohnnyR,
Thanks for the encouragement.  I have talked to Rogue about an upgrade, which is affordable, but my experience with upgrading a boatload of audio gear, is that they pretty much just works around the edges and one can't get a nickel out the costs of the upgrade in the aftermarket.  I am gonna roll some KT88's and KT120 through it see if it sorts out the HF sibilance I am hearing.  The amp does a hell of a lot, but the hard edge of vocals is a show-stopper for my ears.  Cheers. 

I had Rogue Apollo monoblocks from 2010 that shipped with an all Electro-Harmonix tube complement - KT90, 12AX7 (gold pins), and 12AU7 (gold pins). That was indeed a very bright sounding complement. Almost ANY other tube choices you can make will be notably less bright; you don’t even necessarily have to go into NOS (though a few NOS tubes can be very bright, too). Start with Tung-Sol KT120 in place of the EL90. If you have Electro-Harmonix small tube, get rid of those too - e.g. maybe Mullard and/or Gold Lion reissues? I’ve also tried the Mullard EL34 reissues in a different amp, and liked those too. And a NOS short-plate Mullard 12AX7 will REALLY warm things up - in fact, too much IMO.