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I've decide that redbook is here to stay...
With that in-mind I am looking for a source that does some magic to the high-frequencies. I *clearly* notice on some vocals this god-awful nasty distortion above the vocals. It sounds like fignernails on a chalkboard to me.
Currently the best test I can recommend to see what I'm talking about is "Soon Forgot" from Pearl Jam's Binaural. Listen just above Ed's vocal and you should hear what I'm talking about. If I had to guess I'd say it's happening somewhere around the 12-15k range.
SO... I'm looking for a source that will clean that **** up there up and give me a very smooth presentation up there and maintain detail below.
My local hi-fi audiophile shop carries NAD, Classe, and Wadia. I could go in when I have the cash to buy and compare these but I'm also intrested in the Cary 303/200 or maybe the 306 which they do NOT carry.
With that in-mind does anyone hear what I hear and can recommend something to smooth that crap out?
I have a Meier Analoguer and while it does help, it' doesn't rid the problem and it takes some of the 'sparkle' off the high-end. Jan claims the effect is subtle but to my ears it's anything but! I can hear each step on the Analoguer quite clearly. I tend to either leave it in bypass or crank it depending on whether or not I hear this effect.
Some vocals are worse than others. For example, Mark Knopfler is fine but the effect is all over Sting. Natalie Merchant is another offender (but not too bad on Ophelia due to her soft voice on that album). Ed Vedder can be but usually the music is so busy that I'm not usually bothered by it.
I've considered vinyl but I can't deal with the crackles and pops at all as they are WAY more distracting. Besides, vinyl is hard to come by as is most of my catalog on SACD. SACD would prolly be ideal but it isn't gonna happen anytime soon if ever.
Let's face it, it's the Brittney Spears that keeps the industry running and I *seriously* doubt anyone would buy that **** on SACD. Put another way, the teen-ager with the Sony PCDP and V500DJs will most likely opt for the $12 redbook over the $20 SACD hybrid.
Couple that with the fact that too much of my catalog isn't likly to be remastered to SACD anytime in the near future and I realize I have to find someway to deal with redbook for the long haul.
Please, help me out. I've read a lot of reviews but nothing specifically addresses the problem I'm hearing (and, in the end, maybe nothing will).
With that in-mind I am looking for a source that does some magic to the high-frequencies. I *clearly* notice on some vocals this god-awful nasty distortion above the vocals. It sounds like fignernails on a chalkboard to me.
Currently the best test I can recommend to see what I'm talking about is "Soon Forgot" from Pearl Jam's Binaural. Listen just above Ed's vocal and you should hear what I'm talking about. If I had to guess I'd say it's happening somewhere around the 12-15k range.
SO... I'm looking for a source that will clean that **** up there up and give me a very smooth presentation up there and maintain detail below.
My local hi-fi audiophile shop carries NAD, Classe, and Wadia. I could go in when I have the cash to buy and compare these but I'm also intrested in the Cary 303/200 or maybe the 306 which they do NOT carry.
With that in-mind does anyone hear what I hear and can recommend something to smooth that crap out?
I have a Meier Analoguer and while it does help, it' doesn't rid the problem and it takes some of the 'sparkle' off the high-end. Jan claims the effect is subtle but to my ears it's anything but! I can hear each step on the Analoguer quite clearly. I tend to either leave it in bypass or crank it depending on whether or not I hear this effect.
Some vocals are worse than others. For example, Mark Knopfler is fine but the effect is all over Sting. Natalie Merchant is another offender (but not too bad on Ophelia due to her soft voice on that album). Ed Vedder can be but usually the music is so busy that I'm not usually bothered by it.
I've considered vinyl but I can't deal with the crackles and pops at all as they are WAY more distracting. Besides, vinyl is hard to come by as is most of my catalog on SACD. SACD would prolly be ideal but it isn't gonna happen anytime soon if ever.
Let's face it, it's the Brittney Spears that keeps the industry running and I *seriously* doubt anyone would buy that **** on SACD. Put another way, the teen-ager with the Sony PCDP and V500DJs will most likely opt for the $12 redbook over the $20 SACD hybrid.
Couple that with the fact that too much of my catalog isn't likly to be remastered to SACD anytime in the near future and I realize I have to find someway to deal with redbook for the long haul.
Please, help me out. I've read a lot of reviews but nothing specifically addresses the problem I'm hearing (and, in the end, maybe nothing will).