"Bright" recording?
pjdami
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Okay, trying to get a reference point here. Does anybody own Sheryl Crow's C'mon C'mon cd? Does it sound particularly "bright" on your system? What I'm talking about is the "sssssss" at the end of some of her words in the songs.
Using female vocalists to break in my new LSi 9's tonight. On other recordings such as Natalie Merchant's "Tigerlilly" no such "sssssss" at the end of her words. Different cd's different degrees of brightness or no brightness at all. The Sheryl Crow cd is particularly bright in my opinion though.
Overall, the LSi 9 tweeter seems to be "less bright" than my Studio 40s on that particular cd though. A good thing! And I've only got about 4 hours of break in on them. My room acoustics aren't that particular great with ceramic tile on the floor of my living room. I'm learning the hard way about matching components, speakers, and the acoustics of your room to find the perfect sound.
Paul
Using female vocalists to break in my new LSi 9's tonight. On other recordings such as Natalie Merchant's "Tigerlilly" no such "sssssss" at the end of her words. Different cd's different degrees of brightness or no brightness at all. The Sheryl Crow cd is particularly bright in my opinion though.
Overall, the LSi 9 tweeter seems to be "less bright" than my Studio 40s on that particular cd though. A good thing! And I've only got about 4 hours of break in on them. My room acoustics aren't that particular great with ceramic tile on the floor of my living room. I'm learning the hard way about matching components, speakers, and the acoustics of your room to find the perfect sound.
Paul
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The "ssssss" is called "sibilance".
It's generally related to a miking issue during recording. Some performers are more prone to it than others.
Have not heard this CD, but it's pressssent in ssssssome of her earlier work asssssssss well...
It can be annoying.
In the days of vinyl it seems like it was more common. But we'd just turn down the treble... it was still there, but less edgy...More later,
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