Interesting. I played a few albums today that I have had cleaned with Ultrasound, all with lots of treble and orchestral climaxes. No problems.
Find the Problem
My analog front end isn’t as developed as my digital end, but I am just curious as to what members here would identify as the source of my issue, as I don’t wish to spend time and resources chasing after it.
To begin with, the analog source resides in a second system in my basement. I won’t waste space detailing why. Speakers are floorstanders with sub. Silver line Panatellas with a Paradigm sub, specifically. Amplification is 5.1 AVR by Anthem playing in 2 channel when I play analog.
Turntable is a newish (2 year old) Technics SL 1200 Direct Drive with an Ortofon 2M Blue moving magnet cartridge. Phono preamp is a Cambridge Audio that does moving magnet only.
The problem, which I’ve only recently noticed, is a hardening at extreme peaks, particularly in the treble. Specifically, flutes and high strings during orchestral climaxes. Otherwise I am very pleased with the sound.
This problem isn’t present with my digital sources (Pioneer Universal player, television, even Apple TV playing old compressed iTunes files) .
I suspect it’s either the cartridge or the preamp. I realize this is a modest analog setup in comparison to what many have, but hey it can be fun to tweak a modest bit of kit
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