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what causes the sss in words like 'thisss'?

I run apple lossless codec -> airport express -> recently purchased musical fidelity x-dac & tube buffer -> rotel 1056 receiver -> Quad 22L floorstanding speakers . I have also tried a cheap cd player source but no luck.

So what causes those annoying sss sounds in words? Source? Amp? interconnect? I'm considering returning the musical fidelity stuff and spring for a naim CD5 and nait 5i combo. Thoughts?
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pragmatist
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There's something else to consider. Either the recordings microphones were improperly placed or the wrong style microphones were either properly or improperly placed,or both.

Does the severity of the problem vary from recording to recording? Does the severity of the problem vary with the locations of the instruments within the soundstage-indicating distance and direction from a microphone?
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