Poll: How forgiving is the Pro series top end?
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More forgiving to bright/harsh recordings.
38.89%
14 38.89%
As forgiving to bright/harsh recordings.
27.78%
10 27.78%
Less forgiving to bright/harsh recordings.
33.33%
12 33.33%
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Pro vs Non-Pro Top End
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By coincidence I read an article by Hans Beekhuyzen recently and I think this applies a bit here as I feel there are very little -really- bad recordings. Of course there are many that are 'hotter' in the treble than others or horribly compressed ones with distortion, in some productions there's even added edge to voices (e.g. modern pop recordings) but if someone finds his system (including the room) is in general or too often "sibilant" I think the system itself is the problem. Of course a system should not mask/filter out highs and should still be able to portray those frequencies, it should "just do so" without distortion or pulling attention to that (or any specific) frequency range. Also one should be able to easily differentiate different qualities of recordings, when everything sounds more or less the same or dull, soft or recessed something's wrong as well.

http://thehbproject.com/en/articles/52/3...your-brain


Quote:Let’s take one of the most difficult things to get right in a stereo: sibilance control. Many audiophiles take for granted that sibilance is not on par with the real world. Even seasoned listeners tell me that it’s in the recording when I know it isn’t. That’s ok for it is rather difficult and often expensive to get it right. So you better learn to live with it. But for arguments sake, let’s say that you want to improve sibilance control in your set. Then it would be nice to find out what causes it. The only way to find out is to replace individual components - piece by piece  and including cables and the music file or disks. It is therefore handy to have audiophile friends to exchange equipment and cables with. Friends can also point you to properties of the sound - both positive and negative - that are remarkable. That way you teach each other to listen. And, yes, initially you will misinterpret some properties as will your friends. That will bring us back to the beginning of this video: make sure that no egos get in the way for that will absolutely lead to errors.
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Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Dr Tone - 14-Dec-2016, 16:26
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Antoine - 14-Dec-2016, 17:06
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Dr Tone - 14-Dec-2016, 17:32
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Wdw - 14-Dec-2016, 23:27
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Antoine - 14-Dec-2016, 17:29
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by baconbrain - 18-Dec-2016, 10:06
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Antoine - 14-Dec-2016, 17:35
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Dr Tone - 14-Dec-2016, 17:52
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Antoine - 14-Dec-2016, 19:00
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Confused - 14-Dec-2016, 19:51
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by yabaVR - 14-Dec-2016, 21:24
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Soniclife - 14-Dec-2016, 21:09
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Confused - 14-Dec-2016, 23:37
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Dr Tone - 15-Dec-2016, 02:54
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by mdconnelly - 15-Dec-2016, 04:03
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Confused - 18-Dec-2016, 12:25
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by yabaVR - 18-Dec-2016, 12:54
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Confused - 18-Dec-2016, 13:02
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by yabaVR - 18-Dec-2016, 18:19
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by baconbrain - 18-Dec-2016, 23:53
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by yabaVR - 19-Dec-2016, 09:49
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by baconbrain - 19-Dec-2016, 12:49
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Dr Tone - 18-Dec-2016, 16:26
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Confused - 18-Dec-2016, 17:13
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Confused - 18-Dec-2016, 13:26
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by yabaVR - 18-Dec-2016, 14:47
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Confused - 18-Dec-2016, 17:19
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Antoine - 18-Dec-2016, 17:52
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Antoine - 19-Dec-2016, 00:41
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Dr Tone - 19-Dec-2016, 01:06
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Pim - 19-Dec-2016, 10:35
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by yabaVR - 19-Dec-2016, 13:04
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Antoine - 19-Dec-2016, 13:05
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Dr Tone - 19-Dec-2016, 15:50
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Confused - 19-Dec-2016, 13:45
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Dr Tone - 13-Feb-2017, 19:16
Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by samsoum - 13-Feb-2017, 19:35
RE: Pro vs Non-Pro Top End - by Pim - 13-Feb-2017, 20:18

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