Can sibilance be eliminated?


Can vocal sibilance be eliminated completely or is this the price of high-detail digital playback? I don't have enough experience with analog playback so I don't know if this is also a problem?
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Sibilance is a natural occurrence in song/speech. 99% of the recordings I've experienced depict this (100% of the older live performances I've attended as well, prior to them receiving digital help/bandaids in the "near" real time).

Other than teeth/mouths/tounges it's also influenced by microphone usage skills.

Certainly it can be blocked/filtered by various means, but to do so will also be @ the detriment of other portions of the music.

My main speakers for 8 years were Ls3/5a's (the industry standard for reproducing speech) and they portrayed such S's with aplomb.

Too much, however is too much, but a certain amount is considered to be normal.