Interconnect to tame bright sounding CDP

Relax, my man. The Cary neither bright (nor neutral). If it doesn't calm down, there's a problem that either can not or should not be solved with anti-bright cables. Good luck.

Assuming there's nothing wrong with your CDP and you really just want a cable recommendation, I would urge you to consider Cardas Golden Cross. It has a soft, warm sound with deep black backgrounds. It could fit your requirements. It is available used on Audiogon at or below your price range. If you buy used and don't like it, you should be able to resell it without taking a big hit on price. Good luck.

i would suggest the discovery plus 4 or essence.

they are on the "slightly" warm side of neutral but images well and allows the detail to come through.

the cardas can sound a little thick and midbassy imo.

the discovery plus 4 is $200 meter ( $600 orig) and the essence is $250 meter( $800 orig)

hope that helps,

mike

I agree with Ohlala. I have a Cary 303/200 and if anything its on the warm side. Give it 200 hours. If it still sounds bright I'd look elsewhere.

If (especially after reading these posts) you want to hear what your Carey is supposed to sound like, I highly recommend the Harmonix Golden Performance ICs. I realize they are more than you want to spend, but if you can swing/rationalize (we audiophools have been here before, yes?) them, they will, allow your cdp to happen. Sounds like you should be hearing wonderful things from your cdp. The Harmonix will do it, BIG TIME. You may never need another IC again. Since they are so new, you never see them used. Probably won't for a long while. They are that good. peace, warren