Kubala Sosna Emotion. Warm
Cables to settle brightness
Any suggestions on a cable brand for interconnects and power cables to settle down some brightness?
I have Wireworld at the moment which I might send back.
As I move up the food chain in my system it is getting higher resolving but the treble has gotten a bit forward for me.
I added a PS Audio PowerPlant which is greatly improved the SQ, but now the treble is a little too much. Now it might settle down with burn in, but I’m not sure.
Any suggestions?
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Do you have optical ethernet isolation to your DAC? If not I would definitely look into that. It removed a fatiguing bright scrim that I suffered with for years. I have a Sonore optcalRendu going to an ultraDigital to I2S on my PS Audio Directstream, and I replaced all the switch mode power supplies with linear, |
I'm willing to bet that it isn't your cables or your DAC. It is noise. And it isn't really bright as much as it is brittle, like fingernails on a chalkboard in the middle of the high end. You don't hear it specifically until it isn't there and you go back to your prior configuration. It'll be either power-line noise or source/transmission noise coming through your router or switch (or both). In my experience, filtering or fixing one or both will provide noticeable results. |
@bondmanp I second how do you know its not the DAC? What was your original Digital chain you mention? I use Sonore along with many others and have zero issues with treble. I have Be tweeters in my Sorpras. So if it was going to be bright they would show it. for the OP I agree do not use Silver. Tried my Ver1 Nordost Blue Heavens and I hated them with these speakers. Cardas now and I love them. I have the PowerPlant 20 with everything plugged into it.as well. No harshness at all. Stay copper. I use Audioquest Mckenzie for interconnects. |
@earthtones I am considering the Sonore optical converter boxes. Reasonably priced, and returnable if it doesn't do the trick. My digital chain is already kind of a Rube Goldberg contraption, and this would make it moreso. But if it works, who cares? As soon as I have the budget for it, I will try it and report back. |
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