Arny Krueger wrote:
"Edward Green" wrote in message
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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.

Also just check the polarity of your speaker connections - make sure +ve to
+ve, -ve to -ve (red-red, black-black). I know it's basic but
sometimes......

Rolo