SpicySammich
Well-Known Member
All,
So my journey began with an old Sansui 2000a. After a few years, I really wanted to move to a sharper modern sound.
I started with a Yamaha A-S501 which I found hard to believe had 85 watts as it was clean but gutless. So, I moved on.
I then went to a Marantz PM6005. Yay for the loudness button and a more muscular sound. But here is the thing, it's a touch shrill on the top end. If I turn the treble all the way down (-10db) it's still pretty sharp and at times brassy. This is when using the optical in from a 2nd gen Apple TV and also from the on board phono stage.
While I do plan to go with a Lounge LCR MKIII I have to wonder if this is typical. It's a refurb and I have approximately 150 hours on the amp.
I'd also add that it's not everything that sounds way sharp. Movies seem to sound best with the treble all the way down as do list but not all records. My speaker cables are copper (Blue Jean 12 AWG), no idea what my interconnects are but they weren't this sharp with the Sui or the Yammy.
Ortofon 2M Blue -> on board phono -> Focal 807v
So my journey began with an old Sansui 2000a. After a few years, I really wanted to move to a sharper modern sound.
I started with a Yamaha A-S501 which I found hard to believe had 85 watts as it was clean but gutless. So, I moved on.
I then went to a Marantz PM6005. Yay for the loudness button and a more muscular sound. But here is the thing, it's a touch shrill on the top end. If I turn the treble all the way down (-10db) it's still pretty sharp and at times brassy. This is when using the optical in from a 2nd gen Apple TV and also from the on board phono stage.
While I do plan to go with a Lounge LCR MKIII I have to wonder if this is typical. It's a refurb and I have approximately 150 hours on the amp.
I'd also add that it's not everything that sounds way sharp. Movies seem to sound best with the treble all the way down as do list but not all records. My speaker cables are copper (Blue Jean 12 AWG), no idea what my interconnects are but they weren't this sharp with the Sui or the Yammy.
Ortofon 2M Blue -> on board phono -> Focal 807v