Wish I'd known this before ordering my Jay's! Not one review I read mentioned the forward aspect. In my system, I found it quite fatiguing
Humm, I don't find the Jays CDT2 MK3 bright or forward. Not at all. I don't use silver interconnects and the Qutest DAC isn't extremely forward either, not like some ESS Dacs.
I guess it's a total system thing - but my Jay's is strong in bass and pretty even otherwise. Sorry, it's not to your liking.