Speaker glare...help

You've got good equipment. I think that you need to find a Sumiko dealer to have Master Set done to properly place your speakers. In your small room you may also need room treatment, but start with the set. A proper set will get the speakers working together and almost eliminate intermodulation distortion. In my system I was able to listen at much higher levels while the bass seemed like it was coming from speakers twice as large as before. Yet the midrange was clearer and imaging larger and deeper.

It's worth every penny. No cable is going to fix this.

Dave

With reference to Plato's suggestion about changing the CD player, try the $1.99 "The Black Hole" CD mat to reduce the glare while enhancing overall performance. This is made by Herbiesaudiolab.com
Click on "CD mat," and from that page click on "reviews/comments" to read about one of the least costly items ever made to upgrade digital playback.
It acts in many systems as a virtual equalizer reducing the perception of accentuated treble and glare "by reducing microphonic vibrations at the disc/clamp interface."

Noisy AC is a common cause. Experiment with power conditioning and digital isolation first.

I had a similar issue with my setup (Mezzos). The Utopia tweeters can be a little unforgiving, but once I treated my room with ASC pcad panels, the glare/ringing went away.

thanks for the input but ive tried all the above,was hoping for the miracle answer,lol..Ive run Cardas golden cross and didnt like the results at all(too muddy)..also tried a different player with same results.. real trap panels I have..and im running all power through Richard Greys..im thinking its the Focals ..thanks