How long have you had the new gear hooked up? Might just need time for the new components to burn in.
Question about weak link
Hello All, I just got a bunch of new gear and don't know where to start looking for a problem. I am no longer hearing very high frequencies, such as bells or chimes in my music, the way I did before my "upgrades. They sound weaker in volume and veiled in clarity. I went from acoustic zen satori shotgun cables feeding Martin Logan spires to synergistic research atmosphere level 3 cables feeding Martin Logan Summit X. I also switched from a Spectron musician amp to a PS Audio BHK 250 amplifier. I would appreciate any feedback to my question of which of these changed components is likely to have the biggest impact on the reproduction of the highest frequency sounds.
Sorry if this is a simple question; I'm ignorant about electronics but a stickler for sound.
rustler
Sorry if this is a simple question; I'm ignorant about electronics but a stickler for sound.
rustler
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Aside from the breakin possibility that has been mentioned, the one other possibility that occurs to me after looking at descriptions of all of the equipment you mentioned relates to the characteristics of the SR speaker cables. None of their basic technical parameters appear to be specified (e.g., inductance, capacitance, resistance). Given the impedance characteristics of the speakers, which are fairly typical of ML hybrid electrostatics and are shown for the Summit X in the graph near the bottom of this page, if inductance and resistance are not low it could easily account for the symptoms you described. And the longer the cables are the more likely that is to be true, as inductance and resistance are both proportional to length. Capacitance, which is also proportional to length, is much less likely to be an issue unless it is unusually high. You might want to contact SR and see if they can tell you what the values of those parameters are, either per foot or for the specific length of your cables. Good luck. Regards, -- Al |
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