New to the intricacies of high-end home theater. Had relatively good luck with an old Sony receiver so wife bought me the DA5ES before I knew of all the ins-and-outs. May have bought something different with more research. I just bought some Monitor S8s and am currently working on breaking them in. At this point they sound bright. Was hoping to get some input on the set-up. Is Sony a bright receiver-maybe making for a real bright sound with the S8s?

Will the sound smooth out after S8 break-in? New receiver is out of the question (WAF) at this point. Will pre-amp smooth things out? I'm not looking for a muffled sound, just something a little 'warmer'.

Would take any suggestions on receiver brand (for future) or other possible solutions. Would also like comments on system overall for future improvements.
I use it about 60/40 music/ht. LIke action movies, rock/hard rock music.

DA5ES receiver
SonyDVD/CD
Monitor S8s mains
Klipsch center (.5 I think)
Velodyne CHT -10 sub
Bose 301s rear (old fronts)

I will be looking into speaker consistency upgrades as well.

Thanks,
rob7