As we age our high frequency hearing deteriorates. I am sure this is not relevant here though!
As we age our high frequency hearing deteriorates. I am sure this is not relevant here though!
Location: Ferndown, Dorset, UK
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I'm Brook.
I was always of that opinion too, but I have found I am becoming more intolerant of certain high frequencies, in particular some LP's I happily listened to in the '70's, like ELP, Led Zep, 'Tull for example I can't stand to listen to them now, & they aren't duff pressings either.
Don't you just hate it when you cannot detect where the post ends and a signature line begins?
Alex.
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I'm gone.
I reckon that screech usually resides in the 5 - 7 KHz region.
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The first thing I would do is focus a 40x magnifier on the stylus and clean as appropriate. Eliminate stylus cleanliness. After that get the harsh sounding records professionally cleaned to as near pristine condition as possible using a KM machine. Otherwise poorer quality cables = more capacitance = more mellow, less harsh or bright sound. That a certain record sounds harsh points directly to an issue with that record and/or the stylus/cartridge/arm setup/condition and how it is interfacing with particular records. Cables are highly unlikely to be the problem - in my opinion.
Last edited by vintagesteve; 01-05-2018 at 12:03.
1) I would do it anyway, just to eliminate it.
2) Like I said, the effect of a dirty stylus could have a greater effect with certain records, the relationship is complex and not all records 'sound the same' - apart from in the obvious way!
Just my suggestions. I was amazed at how dirty my stylus was before I used a magnifier. Previously I had just given it a cursory, careful brush every now and then thinking that it would be enough, it wasn't. And at that time, I was hearing harshness on certain records. Super cleaned the stylus - gone.