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Interconnect to tame bright sounding CDP

What would be a good pair of interconnect for a bright
sounding CDP. I have a Cary 303/200 that is a bit bright
in my system. It may improve after it is completedly broken in but I doubt it will improve much. I am looking for a good pair of interconnect in the $500.00 - $700.00 range.
I would appreciate your recommendation.
andy2
fatcataudio
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You need an aftermarket powercord such as Virtual Dynamics, as well as many other great ones to consider.
andy2 OP
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I am currently using Van Den Hul D102 MkIII cables.
I've read somewhere that they can be bright sounding though I dont' really know. I appreciate all your feedbacks.
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cpdunn99
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Andy, I have the same VdH ICs from my phono stage to amp. They are not at all "bright" in my opinion. What is the rest of your system? Amp, speakers, speaker cables?
bluefin
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If your room is acoustically bright, you should look for room treatment. Cardas is usually more laid-back and good for bright system.
andy2 OP
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Cpdunn99,
The rest of my system is:

Audio Refinement pre-2dsp (surround sound processor and pre)
Audio Refinement Multi 5 amp
Spendor S8
Harmonic Technology Pro9+

I am not sure why but maybe I am sensitive to bright sounding equipment. I intentionally use the spendor since they are very laid back especially on the treble.

With the Cary, it's not really the bright treble that bothers me, sometimes there seems to be a type of sound that manifest themselves into sounding almost like static noise.
I don't think it comes from the cdp because it only comes on during a musical passage that has a lot of high frequency contents. There also quite a bit of sibilance on the femail vocal, but it could be just extra details from the player.
I used to have a Nad541i and it rolls off the high frequency more.
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