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My system consists of a pair of heavily modded Klipsch LaScalas, driven by a 2 x 18watts vintage (refurbished) SONY TA-N86B class A amplifier and a belgian Korn&Macway SP100 preamp in original condition, source is mainly digital. Low bass is provided by both a 15inch Beyma and a 18inch BagEnd actively crossed at 50Hz.
Well it's been three or four days that I find the sound to be dry and two-dimensional, with an overly gritty treble.
I don't know if it's in my head, in my electricity, in the air... I wonder if some of you experiment the same kind of sudden "change" and dislike of the sound of their system, or if it's just me.
In the end I even wonder if something inside the preamp might have gone bad, without abvious failure, but enough to make it sound slightly "wrong"...
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When air is dry during the heating season, it seems that highs can get a little edgy, even from my very relaxed, smooth system. During damp summer days, the sound becomes a bit dull. I'm don't know what physical effect moisture has on sound waves or our perception of them, but it is readily apparent.
Peace,
Tom E
You should HEAR the differences in the Sprekels Oragan here is San Diego between hot/dry summer and cool wet winter. Amazing.
The Sprekels is one of maybe 2 or 3 municpal outdoor pipe organs remaining on the PLANET.
Aliens (LGM, type) frequently visit. But in disguise.
Too much is never enough
Today seems slightly better. Listenable on the verge of enjoyable.
My system isn't the most "relaxed" sounding around. Effortless, yes, but not relaxed. Treble is always ready to bite. But just ready to.
Room is untreated... big and very "live".
It does suit my musical preferences (electro, rock, jazz) but I suspect if something gets less than optimal it's immediately unbearable. I've been also quite tired and anxious lately, maybe that's just the reason.
What I know is that the more I listened and the more it made me angry so I just stopped the music...
Room treatment (first reflection points) is something i intend to adress as soon as possible. Power conditioner would be nice as well, but it's $$$...
Thanks all for your inputs!
Disconnect everything.
Plug everything back again, making sure all the cables are relaxed, not taut, nor under stress.
As others have pointed out, it probably IS you.
When that happens to me (and it does) I just turn the system off and find something else to do.
Usually when I listen again (+/- 24 hours), I'm back in tune enough to appreciate the sounds of my system,
which have "magically" returned to "normal" (whatever that is).
Seems like you have a well chosen system you're familiar with, so, if it ISN'T you and the
problem persists, you might look into power conditioning or some such since room treatments
shouldn't be the cause as you don't seem to have changed them/any.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
You say your preamp is "in original condition". How old would that be? I've read estimates for capacitor failures (out of spec, if not total failure) anywhere from 7-8 years to maybe 15 years. So could yours have reached beyond their limit recently so you now hear the difference?
"You can’t know what the “best” is unless you have heard everything, and keep in mind that given individual tastes, there really isn’t any such thing." HP
1. Power (voltage, noise)
2. Room temperature, humidity, air pressure
3. RFI/EMI (dimmers, Wi-fi, "smart" appliances)
4. You (health, mood)
Or, as you suggest, something in the equipment may have good bad. If so, it's likely (but not certain) to have impacted one channel more than another?
Or maybe you are listening to different recordings and they are of different quality?
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
System definitely sounded differently this year once the "winter " hit. I set back the temperature at night so the equipment is maybe 15 to 20 degrees lower on average.
Charles
Don't discount something as trivial as the weather.
I listen to the San Diego municipal Pipe Organ. This is one of the 2 or 3 remaining OUTDOOR pipe organs on the planet. The Spreckels Organ Society and the City of San Diego actually employ a 'municipal organist'.
My preferred listening days are those of HIGHEST Humidity. Warm / Dry summer days seem to 'thin' the sound.
It can get cold and wet AND drafty on the best days.
Too much is never enough
It divides your system in half and can help a lot to pinpoint the problem area. Bad power is a pain to deal with.
It could be something as simple (or, as complex?) as mood changes on the part of the individual - in this case YOU.It could have something to do with power conditioning, or the lack of it. It could be that your AC experiences fluctuations of various sorts from time to time, which in turn make your system sound slightly different, from time to time.
It could be many things. Or, it could be your imagination. Most of us don't have the time and/or the resources to figure everything little thing out.
Edits: 11/27/14
Hi I just made a significant change to my system by placing two eliminator panels behind my speakers. My advice is look up a site that can tell you where the reflective points are and try some absorption at those points.
Cheapest and best upgrade I made.
Do you think that a flesh and blood human being with a complicated brain is more prone to changes depending on who knows what than a record player?
Human in the loop factor.
I used to have that happen once in a while. A year ago I added a Pure Power 1500 regenerator to my system and it has not happened since.
Alan
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