Those are the kinds of threads that used to make this board so interesting. Thanks for digging it up.
As far as "brightness" in recievers/amps goes, one should be more concerned with things like: how many throw pillows are in the room, carpet thickness, drapes, wall reflections, is that 500sq" glass sliding door causing any brightness problems, will speakers placement help, what can I do to (my room) to help smooth out the peaks in the treble regions (tip: you can't if its' on the recording), will some sort of EQ help and the list goes on and on.
The point is, this bright/warm thing (baring tubes) has become such a mind set that ppl get so hung up about it that they overlook the real problems that cause "brightness" (baring bright speakers) such as the room, the recording, the speakers, etc and begin to focus on the things that have the least to do with "brightness" in audio.
Damn, I miss sushi after reading that thread again!
