JohnSBW Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 First few seconds: the word that came to mind was "tight." The mids are much tighter. While the harshness at high frequencies/levels isn't completely removed, it's greatly diminished. Did the "Since I've Been Loving You" and "YYZ" test, and Dean's right--they're MUCH more enjoyable (not painful) now. Another record I discovered that works well for the test is Sarah McClachlan's "Fumbling Toward Ecstasy"--Sarah's voice and the sibilance in the recording made listening at high levels before nearly impossible. Plus, now there's MUCH more bass. I can listen in two channel mode without a sub, and hear everything. Before, I'd try to listen to cds via analog connections--the digital out of my Denon 2900 was just too harsh. Now I can tolerate the extra detail in the sound, so that's how I listen. One concern (and I'm not certain it's due to the new crossovers)--when listening to several different film soundtracks (Meet Joe Black, Shawshank Redemption, Man on Fire), during string sections, at high levels, I hear some sort of high-frequency noise. It may be tape hiss, it may be a combination of the musicians breathing, it may be bows on strings--I'm not sure. But it goes away when the strings do. The only thing I can compare it to is the sound of fabric being continuously rubbed. It sounds like a sheet being dragged across the floor. It doesn't show up on any other type of recording. Just orchestral string sections But like I said, I can't attribute that to the crossovers. I'll have to listen to more recordings to make sure, but I'm fairly certain it's an analog artifact--probably tape hiss, as it varies in level and channel from recording to recording. I plan to buy a power reconditioner/filter or other treatment to lower the noise floor on my system. All in all, a great enhancement to my system! Thanks again, Dean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 John, Glad to hear you are happy with Deans upgrade. I had him do my old 4.2's and they will be staying for a while longer now. Enjoy!............Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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