Also, remember not all recordings were properly recorded so if you are getting harshness from a few recordings, then I would chalk it up to a bad production.
Bob
Asymmetric Room
I have a semi treated asymmetric room & am getting some hash/glare from certain artists. I performed a frequency sweep from Qobuz using “Audio Line-Up Test Tones (Calibration Reference Check)”. I am getting a wavering tone in the 1khz and 1.25khz range.
chatGPT made several recommendations… speaker toe in, seating placement, ceiling treatment & treatment of the pool table on the left side (open area of the room). I can’t change seating position (large L shaped couch) & toe in had no effect. I very much prefer not to treat the ceiling (but will if I have to).
My system & room layout is loaded. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks
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@gdnrbob Eliminating all toe in helped with glare, but not as precise instrument placement. Still searching. Thanks |
For a control, select a vocal cut that should be well-recorded recently - but seems to have distortion.* Then proceed with many experiments to locate the cause of the distortion. (This can take several days.) A few suggestions: (1) throw a wool blanket over the coffee table in front of the listening position (2) unplug any HT gear - leaving only 2 channel powered (3) make sure that power cords aren’t touching or paralleling any signal cables (4) confirm that all cable connectors are firmly plugged in - including AC plugs (5) mark the speaker positions with tape, then radically change their location - not just the toe-in (6) any other experiments. Good luck! - - - * Years ago, when I had a similar issue, I selected Patty Griffin’s song, ’Let Him Fly’. Some of her high notes were painful to my ears. Now, they’re smooth as silk. In my case, the solution was clean power - with special attention to the streaming head end - modem/router/access point. YMMV |
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