monitor 5 harshy sounding
canadianicon25
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my monitor 5's w/ peerless sound really harsh at high volumes. both tweeters are working. x-over has new Solens. particularly noticeable playing Colin James - Why'd you Lie (great song by the way if you like bluesy rock)
any suggestions that may improve on this?
any suggestions that may improve on this?
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Yep, get rid of those Solens.....horrible choice for the high end.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Try sonicap generation 1 or clarity cap. Might also consider upgrading resistors to Mills."Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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I don't know fo' sho' about the Solens, but Monitor 5s with the Peerless silk domes should be smooooooth to the point of sounding "laid back" relative to many modern designs (which seem to be designed to be flat in anechoic chambers, which almost always translates to "bright" in a real household room of any typical size and domicile-typical furnishings and wall treatments).
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Yep, get rid of those Solens.....horrible choice for the high end.drumminman wrote: »Try sonicap generation 1 or clarity cap. Might also consider upgrading resistors to Mills.
+1000 to both of these suggestions. The Mills resistor plays as large a roll as the cap in the high pass. I have been very happy with the Clarity/Mills combo in my 5B's. I started with the Solens and hated them for the reason you mention.
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