"Edward Green" wrote in message
...
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.


First off, unplug everything, and then plug it back together.

There could be some corrosion on one of the plugs or cables, and simply
taking everything apart and putting it back together may cut through it.