In Reply to: Re: Will a tube amp tame a harsh metal tweeter?? posted by abraham on May 24, 2003 at 22:40:23:
Also, the problem could lie in something other than your speakers. What sort of amplification, source, cables, and room do you have?I have a pair of Monitor Audio Gold Reference 10s, heres some things that contributed to an edgy sounding tweeter. I found my homegrown audio silver interconnects made the tweeter sound a bit edgy, switching to audioquest copperhead reduced the edginess in the sound a bit. Also found that putting in a HRS (harmonic recovery system) between preamp and amp helped a lot. Basically it is an impedance matcher, which makes the preamp see an easy load and the amp see a optimal load as well. As far as speaker cabling, look for something that has a fuller sound to it, as a lot of MA speakers tend to sound a bit thin if not setup properly. I presently have kimber 4tc mostly for the openness it has in the sound, but it is a bit thin sounding so something better is probably out there for MA speakers.
Alright, enough of my ramblings. Just look at your upstream gear and room first, and then consider changing speakers.
Abraham
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