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System too harsh Help

I have a Parasound HALO P-21. Thought it would be good to power my Revel 30 preforma's. I will use a Halo P-3 preamp to try to match equipment but not committed to it. Might need another preamp. I was told to buy Harmonic Technology biwires pro-9. I have nordost cable Balduer running from cd Player , CD player is a conosance ref. 2.2 . Tube output.
I have two balanced cables both of which have not solved problem. Harmonic Technology precesion link and some generic silver wires, both balanced. They run from amp to current preamp Nuforce P-8.

The question is :
1. send speaker cables back. Get different one???
2. Add new cables to the signal path to correct brightness problem.
3. get a different preamp.

It sounds O.K. but highs are too crisp .

Can it be fixed witout a amp change. That damed beast cost too much to ship as well as my revel speakers.

Please help, any input would be great
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tweak1
870 posts
 
Depending on your budget first get Clear Day solid core silver Shotgun or Double Shotgun. I replaced HT Pro 9s with these. The improvement in midrange warmth blew me away

Unless the components you are connecting with XLR are in fact balanced circuits, it's a waste of money. But if they are, then they represent what hi-end audio is about. Now if your CD player outs are not balanced then you probably can't tell too much
sidssp
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Musicnoise, I can't agree more except I would put room acoustics as #1 and speakers as #2. If you have a lousy room, it doesn't matter how good your speakers are, you are going to get lousy sound.
timrhu
2,778 posts
 
Musicnoise, I like the way you think except I would put source at #3. Of course this holds true only after you have decided SS or tube for amplification.
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racamuti
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Sometimes a little tube rolling in your cd player will smooth things out. What tubes are used in the output stage of your cd player?
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elescher
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Hi, Are you the same Sansui80 that has/had the Jeff Rowland Mono Amps? This may be the problem.
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