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In Reply to: Sibilant on Harbeth ???? posted by PS Yeo on July 30, 2002 at 19:26:28:
but then again, everyone has a different perspective on 'sibilance'The more interesting comment was on the comparison between the P3ES vs. the KEF Cresta 2, where the latter did not (on Charles' account) exhibit sibilance. Maybe some healthy investigation in that direction may help to explain the issue at hand.
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The issue here is not sibilance but a brighter tweeter that will aggravate recordings with a lot of sibilance.
hi,
i would be slighty apprehensive to attribute the sibilance directly on the SEAS tweeter without careful and controlled testing (not just auditioning).
All I'm saying is that a more tipped-up tweeter can produce more s's when it's present in the recording. The "Snow Rose" CD has been citede as a good example. No doubt this can be compensated by choosing the right gear for the P3 as others may have said. The P3 is a modern design meant to replace the LS 3/5a. Soundwise, both models have quite an exposed tweeter but with the LS, it is more linear (creating the impression it is mellower) in the highs. The LS, just like the P3 in comparison to the Spendor S3 (which has slightly more treble energy because they are less attenuated in the highs than the S 3/5) needs careful pairing. Interestingly, all these later models are a spin-off of the LS 3/5a but does not quite get the sound that has endeared the LS to its fans and followers. That said, I guess anyone could not go wrong with any of these speakers, but many will slightly differ in their opinions (that's what's going on almost all the time in the AA) depending on how "well informed" one's taste might be.
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