I am in no way a Hi-Fi expert or Audiophile.

I have a 10 year old Rotel entry level Amp and 5 year old Aegis One
entry level speakers, with reasonable quality cables.

Inputs vary from my DVD player for Movies, through my MP3 player
sometimes, to my CD DJ Decks.

Something just doesn't sound right though. And I am not sure how long it
has not sounded right. And whatever source I use there is I think the
same level of not sounding rightness. (i.e. cutting out mixing desks
which must be the audiophiles worse nightmare, and using two different
CD players with the same CD and switching between them on different inputs).

I am not sure how to describe it apart from things like snares,
explosions and anything at the high end just sounds distorted. Sometimes
it doesn't seem noticeable. Sometimes it drives me nuts. I have tried
leaving the Amp on all the time. I think this helps but it is so hard to
tell.

I am not expecting pure wonders of crisp clear sound. I know you pays
your money and takes your choice, and I didn't buy CD decks expecting
audio wonders, I expected to DJ with them :-).

What I am wondering is if it is the Amplifier. Is it failing to
reproduce certain aspects. Does that seem likely?

At some point I would like to start down the road of having a truly
Hi-Fi system, as it seems silly to invest a huge amount in Albums
without fully appreciating what they can offer.

Thank you in advance for any help.

Eddie