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Sibilance # 2 or "Boy, do I feel like an idiot"

I decided to try what @ghdprentice had suggested-- I took the Jay's out and tried both the Sim, then a Jolida JD100 CDP (with its DAC bypassed) and... I heard the same sibilance as with the Jay's !  

I'm baffled-- I  have no explanation and I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time. 

Before I got the Jay's (using the Sim transport.with the Hegel) I wasn't aware of any sibilance,

My wife, a decidedly non-obsessive but wonderfully perceptive bystander, is dead certain there was no sibilance before I acquired the Hegel. At that point, I used the Sim transport with a Wells Majestic integrated. 

Should I now conclude the issue is with the Hegel ?

Not that there is anything malfunctioning, but that there is a synergy issue? 

 

stuartk

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pkatsuleas
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Sorry to hear about your issues, extremely frustrating!  After reading through both posts I echo the thoughts of sns.  Perhaps something has changed in your speakers.  This is the only part of the chain that has not been swapped out right?  If they are around 17 yrs old it could be a crossover component aging.  Can you somehow verify the sibilance is coming out of both speakers?  How about opening them up to put eyes on the caps, etc?  Maybe your buddy is knowledgeable about this stuff?

The dirty power scenario is interesting also.  Are there any new appliances in the house?  Any construction or changes recently?      

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