Thanks.
Life without music is a grim prospect!
Now I’m back to enjoying listening with a system that has no glaring imbalances-- not a bad foundation from which to proceed when finances allow.
End of a long quest to vanquish sibilance.
As some of you are aware, I’ve spent nearly two years attempting to root out this annoyance, along with fatigue, from my modest system. No one knows just how frustrating this has been more than the handful of forum members who’ve provided numerous suggestions and insights along the way. You gentlemen know who you are and I’d like to thank you again for your ongoing generosity and camaraderie. Eliminating the source of fatigue (DAC) proved easier than the sibilance.
Having swapped out everything except speakers, with no impact on sibilance, I identified a pair of monitors that 1) I could afford, 2) are universally praised and 3) come with a refund policy. I figured this was the only thing left to try, aside from power conditioning.
When the new speakers arrived, I noticed they were a bit taller than my Silverlines so in an effort to compensate for the difference in tweeter height relative to my ears when seated, I removed the concrete pavers under my speaker stands. These are clearly visible on my virtual systems page.
When the new speakers were hooked up, I pressed "play" on my Jay’s transport remote and was immediately shocked. The sibilance was gone! I put the Silverlines back onto the stands and the sibilance was still absent. That was about two months ago and the sibilance demon has yet to reappear. Although I preferred the sound of the Silverlines and returned the other speakers, if it hadn’t been for them, I wouldn’t likely have solved this problem.
Perhaps my experience will help someone else. I was familiar with the maxim "everything matters" but I still failed to consider one "thing" that was sitting in plain sight the whole time I was tearing my hair out.
So, I will reiterate : "Everything matters" actually does mean every thing!
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@stuartk glad to hear you were able to eliminate that nuisance. Your perseverance paid off! I’m actually not in a least bit surprised. I’ve not had good experience with platforms/vibration control devices with any components I ever owned owned. Good solid rack or amp stands is what worked best for me. Enjoy the music! |
I still remember the time I had finally gotten a really great (for me) setup: Brand new 25wpc OTL tube amp, Reference 3A DeCapo I speakers, Pioneer RT-909 tape deck, Music Hall 7 TT with MC cartridge, and a $1K dac/preamp that was supposed to be SOTA at the time but I hated the sound of it (bleeding ears is the best way to describe it). Anyway to make a long story short, I was listening one night, everything sounded fantastic, and I remember turning my head a fraction of an inch, and hearing a BIG change in the highs. Hmm, what the heck? Tried turning my head back and forth repeatedly and yep, the change was very noticeable and easily repeatable. I have never since been super-fussy about perfect highs (except like OP finding a way to eliminate sibilance), realizing that if a big change would occur from turning my head a fraction of an inch, then chasing perfection was a losing proposition unless I went permanently to phones... |
@stuartk @nonoise @ et all...... Happy that the former had 'solved' his issue with sssibilancesss, but it does point out that 'what you hear IS what you hear'....until you change Something within the chain of your devices.......... And, of course, the space they're within... And the old Silverlines sound OK now....? Congratulations! You've rewired your brain... |
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