Are recordings, in general, liable to be mastered too hot in high frequencies?

[Digby]

As a rule, is it likely that recordings may be mastered with too much high frequencies for home reproduction, given that recording studios have all kinds of soundproofing and soundproofing is usually only provided by furniture and carpets at home? Should one expect to want to turn down the treble for home reproduction?

 

[Geert]

No, as the furniture in a normal living room also provided pretty decent attenuation of high frequencies. Unless you have one of these modern all glass, concrete and tiles living rooms.

 

[AdamG]

As a rule, is it likely that recordings may be mastered with too much high frequencies for home reproduction, given that recording studios have all kinds of soundproofing and soundproofing is usually only provided by furniture and carpets at home? Should one expect to want to turn down the treble for home reproduction?

Here’s a short read on attempts to tame excessive high frequency sound in smaller home theater settings:

Cinema EQ/Re-EQ THX Re-Equalization

A general question here about Denon Cinema EQ, Onkyo Re-EQ, Cinema Re-Equalization, THX Re-Equalization or SMTPE X-Curve. I have read in technical documents that back in the original Star-Wars days that some theaters measured poorly, probably due to crummy speakers so they were instructed by...

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[RayDunzl]

Drag an audio WAV file onto the RTA window of REW and you'll be able to see the level and slope of the recorded material.