A veil has been installed and the highs have been tamed like no other speaker wink

Having done that test I agree with Ken's explanation, sounds like you are just sensitive to high frequencies and the real issue is the source, bad recordings. I think we all have a few cd's that are hard to take and do not play as often as the well recorded music.

Jason
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