Help. Wife says Teres 340 Is too bright.


My Teres 340 is equipped with a Origin Live Illustrious 3 arm and Benz Ebony L cart. The rest of my system is listed.
I think the TT combo sounds great. She does too, but says the highs are just a little bright. I have played with VTA but that has not fixed the problem though she says we were headed in the right direction with tail lowered.

She says that we had the Scoutmaster just right prior to buying the Teres. Funny thing is that I thought the SM was a tad bright on certain albums. But she didn't. Now I think the 340 is just right but she thinks it bright on some recordings.

The only component that I can think that would be causing this is the tonearm. I cannot imagine the Benz Ebony L as bright. Nor do I think it is the Teres. I really think we (wife & I) need to have our ears calibrated so as to agree on brightness. But since that isn't going to happen, I suppose I should figure out how to please us both. So, do you think I'm on the right track with the tonearm being the culprit? What tonearm would give a warmer presentation? Thanks for your help
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I had the same issue when going from Rega 25 to Michell Orbe. Now mind you it took me a good 5 years to get the system to where it rocks for me. Big sweat spot, incredible dynamics, a real joy to listen to. So when the wife thought it was too detailed and not that rounded, muddied sound, you know like you here in the Bose showroom I new I had a problem. I thought that instead of 5 years I could do it in 3 years.

I then looked at the other side of the equation. It takes 6 months to get to know a new women, 3 more months to propose, 3 months for the wedding preparation...
One more thing in the equation is that I play this quite a bit louder than the Scoutmaster because I can. I think this is part of the problem
The Illustrious most likely has the same cotton coated copper wire like the previous version. The origin wire is THE BEST in the business. Dont even go there. Now, I have experimented PLENTY with my MARKII. Did you know you could adjust certain parameters that would dictate a slight lean in tonality? Read the manual that came with the tonearm and you will see what I mean.
I can almost guarantee that your wife is most likely correct. Woman usually have better hearing the male counter part.