I need some warmth....

[swampdog]

The reason I believe it to be down to the cd player is I also have an Akai GX95 cassette deck and when I swith to it the sound is absolutely fine, I did borrow a mates spare technics turntable a couple of days ago and again, the music sounded wonderful, its not the speakers, the problem with sibilence I have cured and they are a class act. Best is I try to audition a few cd players and take it from there....cheers you guys and many thanks....

[Peter Stockwell]

Best is I try to audition a few cd players and take it from there....cheers you guys and many thanks....

A Missing Link Opus-F mains lead on the CD player is worth a try. £160 a bit expensive these days, but worked wonders on a naim CDX that could be a bit excited. I've found that CD players are very sensitive to mains quality and/or high frequency harmonics.

[swampdog]

Thanks Peter from France....your theory is well worth following up...if it works it will be much cheaper than a new player.....