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Will a new Preamp sovle my Problem?

Dear forum,
Need Help finding a preamp Tube or Solid State
that might clear up my System sounding too "Bright".

I have a set of revel preforma 30's.
Harmonic Technologhy pro 9 external Biwire
Opera Audio Conosance ref. 2.2 cd player
Parasound Halo C-21 Amplifier 250x2 balanced and rca input.

I currently have a Krell pav 280p preamp running balanced and the detail and imagining is great but the top end is too bright.

I am using entry level harmonic technology cables truth
link balanced cables.

P.S audio power cables on all components.

After repositioning my speakers I did get more bass. I can upgrade interconnect cables later. But I need to know if I replace the preamp with a new one, will it help? I have the Krell on aproval and do not think it will work out. I had a couple of fellow audiophiles visit me and they agreed also that my current chioce of preamp might be wrong.

There are hundreds of chioces and I need some feedback from my fellow audiogoners.

Question is: What preamp would help me come closer to
my goal of decreasing the system's Brightness.

I have a trebile switch on back of speakers and have decreased to the max of 2db . Helps alittle but still too bright.

I do not mind tube rolling if need be.

My budget 1,200.00 but could go a little higher
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audphile1
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the better the components the more they reveal the shortcomings of the system/room interractions. Your best bet aside from treating the room if that isn't possible, is to get speakers that sound less forward and less bright. I don't think preamp will help reduce overall brightness, although a tubed pre may decrease it to some extent, but it won't satisfy you in a long run. To me a change of speakers is the best solution.
JMO.
elevick
2,636 posts
 
How old are the revels? They need 200 to 300 hours to break in. They will soften up with time.
mechans
3,048 posts
 
Use tone control cables . I highly recommend that you get Cardas Golden reference or anything above the Cross except neutral reference cable. A truly good tubed preamp will not mute the treble, it will add more, despite the misonceived thinking that harkens back decades.
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sansui80 OP
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Thanks for the response. The speakers are used and I am stuck with them. Other than moving the speakers I cannot do much of anything else because of the wife factor. I will
try the cardas cables ....I will inquire about the age of the speakers but I feel they are broken in..
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audphile1
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so if you can sell these speakers and buy the ones that may work better fir you, your wife will not approve that purchase, even if the cost is the same?

In my experience, there is no cable that will solve this. Reduce, yes. But not by a margin that will make you happy. If speakers have this sonic quality, the only way to correct this without changing speakers is to use room treatment.

I think speakers like Sonus Faber Cremona should do the trick just fine, without anything else being done. Are they in the same $ range as your revels? Or may be lower end Sonus, or Vienna Acoustics.
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