Help-sibilance!


Auditioning some Newform 645's which I love. However, as they have broken in, I have begun to notice quite a bit of sibilance which is driving me crazy. It is especially bad with my digital cable, but I first noticed it on Lyle Lovett's new CD which is a great recording. Any comments on what is causing the problem and potential cures would be most appreciated. System: Rotel 991, Rogue 66, MSB Link DAC, Newform R645's and Maggie 1.6's. Thanks, Mike
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Thanks for all the good input guys. I do believe it is the highly efficient Newforms that are revealing the problem which could be with my amp and digital front end, which while nice budget pieces, probably tend toward the "etched" side. I guess this is the typical high end goose chase. Get a really good new component and realize all the shortcomings of lesser equipment you were happy with before. Can anyone offer me a very cheap tweak that will totally solve the problem? Like Vibrapods and a brick on my preamp? Something tells me this won't be this easy! Mike
Thanks again guys. A little more info. I have the 991 amp (200WpC), a Pioneer 414 and an older Sony ES 5 disc carousel both hooked to the Link DAC 1. Obviously this is budget digital gear which could be the culprit. Some stations on my digital cable tv sound horrible, others decent, DVD's sound great. I sold my TT when I bought the Rogue since I have the remote version which has no phono. IC's are Sonic Euphorias from Jeffssoundvalues and the DAC is connected with a Tekline digital and an MSB optical I believe. I think I need a better digital source and a better amp. I was considering going with the hotrodded MSB, but also need to look at the Bel Canto, Perpetual, and EVS. Any amps out there with a thwacking bottom end but smooth on top? Mike