My new hi-phi is really wonderful but...
Vocals are often raspy. It sounds like a broken tweeter.
About half of my music sounds wonderful. But some recordings really have a lot of squeakiness in voices. I've heard this on other systems. It's just more noticeable now.
My new system:
Elac B6.2 speakers.
Fosi Audio v3 power amplifier.
WIIM Mini streamer.
I tried another DAC. Qedelix -5k. It was actually even brither, even after applying a peq I found for the Elacs.
I've been checking the most noticeable recordings for these distortions on headphones. I do hear the silence and raspy harmonics but they don't jump out at me.
I wonder if the harmonic is a result of vocal processing. Vocals generally sound natural and balanced except for this.
The WIIM Mini only has 10 band graphic eq. I can't quite tune out the unwanted sound. I probably need either a better DAC, or a MINIDSP.
I think it's mostly the tweeter in these Elac v62 that is a bit hot somewhere around 8Khz.
My room is kind of bright and untreated. No carpet. I recently moved. The JBL LSR305 speaker system I was using for a few years in my previous apartment just sounded horrible in here.
I have 10 days to return the Elaccs. What will give me the 3d magic they have and all the good things I like about them but not upset my tinnitus? DBR62?
I am totally blind. I should have better audio. I'm on a low income. HI-FI dealers in my city are not at all willing to take returns. I can not test in my home. This is the main reason I don't invest more. It's like gambling. I've been burned to much.
Amazon and Crutchfield Canada have good trial policies but don't have some speakers I want to try. Most of the approved audio gear on the net is not available in any big box stores with good return policies in Canada.
Vocals are often raspy. It sounds like a broken tweeter.
About half of my music sounds wonderful. But some recordings really have a lot of squeakiness in voices. I've heard this on other systems. It's just more noticeable now.
My new system:
Elac B6.2 speakers.
Fosi Audio v3 power amplifier.
WIIM Mini streamer.
I tried another DAC. Qedelix -5k. It was actually even brither, even after applying a peq I found for the Elacs.
I've been checking the most noticeable recordings for these distortions on headphones. I do hear the silence and raspy harmonics but they don't jump out at me.
I wonder if the harmonic is a result of vocal processing. Vocals generally sound natural and balanced except for this.
The WIIM Mini only has 10 band graphic eq. I can't quite tune out the unwanted sound. I probably need either a better DAC, or a MINIDSP.
I think it's mostly the tweeter in these Elac v62 that is a bit hot somewhere around 8Khz.
My room is kind of bright and untreated. No carpet. I recently moved. The JBL LSR305 speaker system I was using for a few years in my previous apartment just sounded horrible in here.
I have 10 days to return the Elaccs. What will give me the 3d magic they have and all the good things I like about them but not upset my tinnitus? DBR62?
I am totally blind. I should have better audio. I'm on a low income. HI-FI dealers in my city are not at all willing to take returns. I can not test in my home. This is the main reason I don't invest more. It's like gambling. I've been burned to much.
Amazon and Crutchfield Canada have good trial policies but don't have some speakers I want to try. Most of the approved audio gear on the net is not available in any big box stores with good return policies in Canada.
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