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From: nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Sibilance
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Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 19:07:32 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 25 19:07:32 1985
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Thanks to the the people that gave me headphone recomendations!  I ended
up getting a pair of Stax SR-5's.  They sound really nice, except for
one thing: excessive sibilance.  Now, I truly doubt that the problem
lies in the Stax headphones, because I also have excessive sibilence
with my speakers.  I don't however have excessive sibilance when I use
my Sony MDR-7's (which the use the normal headphone jack -- the Stax
connect to the speaker outputs).  So I suspect that the problem is in
the power amplifier section of my Onkyo A-7070 integrated amp.  The
problem exists with CDs as well as records so it's not a misaligned
cartridge or resonating tonearm.  Does anything have any more ideas
about this?  Can it be fixed or do I just have to throw out my amplifier
and get a new one or buy Stax's special headphone amp?

Sigh.  Kate Bush is just too demanding on my poor little stereo, but
someday I'll hear her in high fidelity.  Someday.

			-Doug Alan
			  nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (or ARPA)