The Yamaha RX-A2070 parametric EQ has five settings: Manual, YPAO: Flat, YPAO: Front, YPAO: Natural and Through. I finally realized that the "Through" setting reduced the harshness of the high frequencies by almost 100%! Thanks to a blog I read on a forum about SVS speakers just now. Thanks to all for sharing!
Harsh High Frequencies on Speakers
I’ve read a lot of the responses to the post about harsh high frequencies, but have not seen one that fits my issue. Strings, piccolos and flutes sound harsh and metallic when I play classical music from my Samsung CD player, or when streaming classical music from my iPhone or MacBook via bluetooth, Airplay or Apple TV to my Yamaha Aventage RX-A2070 AVR. The speakers are SVS Ultra Towers. I had the same experience with Klipsch RP-280F towers. But in each instance when I listen to classical music from any public TV broadcast, or from any music and/or video app on my TV (Netflix, Amazon, PBS, Apple Music, Pandora, etc.), THE STRINGS SOUND PERFECTLY SOFT, close to what they sound like in a concert hall! I have the iTunes equalizer settings set to "flat" on my iPhone and MacBook. The Parametric Equalizer on my AVR is set to YPAO:flat. All music sources are going through my AVR. Does anyone know why the harshness exists from some sources and not from others?
After I posted this thread, I went into the iTunes equalizer and lowered the decibels on the higher frequencies. Wow! What a difference! The strings, piccolo, and flutes sound natural now! I am leaving this post in place for those who may find value in this.
After I posted this thread, I went into the iTunes equalizer and lowered the decibels on the higher frequencies. Wow! What a difference! The strings, piccolo, and flutes sound natural now! I am leaving this post in place for those who may find value in this.
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