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Dreadnaught a Bit Bright?

I recently acquired a Theta Dreadnaught to drive my Aerials 8b's. Originally I was driving them with a Proceed HPA-2. Sold the HPA-2 with intentions of buying a HPA-3 to drive the front three channels in my HT. To make a long story short, I bought a Dreadnaught based on it's universally high praise. Don't get me wrong I am enjoying the music, but there are recordings that sound bright to me now. Could be my imagination since it's been almost a year (I used the Amp5 temporarily.) since I sold the HPA-2. Thought I'd check to see if anyone else shared this perception or had the chance to go side by side with the two units? Originally, I did side by side comparisons between the Proceed and a Bryson. The Proceed was clearly warmer.
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trelja
3,223 posts
 
One caution I would like to raise is that a true authority on amplifiers has recently asserted to me that he can demonstrate how big solid state amps turn bright when they are current starved.

If the IC recommendations do not pan out for you, try looking at whether you are not providing the amps with enough good clean power.
bigtee
803 posts
 
Good point. I have found this to be true and possibly one of the reasons I found the Parasound JC-1's a little less than totally enjoyable.
tdavism3
46 posts
 
Reb, I was not suggesting that the Res. Ref. cables are laid back or dark. I agree that they are quite revealing; however, I would characterize the Red Dawn cables as being bright or lean and not very compatible with many systems.
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