Hi Earthpulse,
Although cables can be helpful in relaxing a system to an extent, I think you may have to take a more painful look at your system: All truly excellent components in my humble opinion (Sonic Euphoria PLC, Nuforce Monos, Gallo Ref. III), but when combined together in one system, maybe the result might tend to skew the sound in one direction more than the other. That is, all these components have been praised for transparency and resolution of details, and when combined together, it might reach the extent of being too analytical, too edged. I hope my theory is wrong, but you might consider borrowing an active tube pre to rule this out.
I used to have a too bright system and experimented with a few interconnects where I had good experience with Acoustic Zen Matrix I, and Aural Thrills Active Gold interconnects (Charged w/external power supply). Ultimately though, changing the source did the trick for me.
One more thing, you did not mention any power conditioners or power cables. In my case, cleaning up the power has done a lot to improve the sound, including relaxing the top end.
Although cables can be helpful in relaxing a system to an extent, I think you may have to take a more painful look at your system: All truly excellent components in my humble opinion (Sonic Euphoria PLC, Nuforce Monos, Gallo Ref. III), but when combined together in one system, maybe the result might tend to skew the sound in one direction more than the other. That is, all these components have been praised for transparency and resolution of details, and when combined together, it might reach the extent of being too analytical, too edged. I hope my theory is wrong, but you might consider borrowing an active tube pre to rule this out.
I used to have a too bright system and experimented with a few interconnects where I had good experience with Acoustic Zen Matrix I, and Aural Thrills Active Gold interconnects (Charged w/external power supply). Ultimately though, changing the source did the trick for me.
One more thing, you did not mention any power conditioners or power cables. In my case, cleaning up the power has done a lot to improve the sound, including relaxing the top end.