So my goto sibilance test is the terrific Cowboy Junkies Trinity Sessions CD. I know this is considered an audiophile recording, mine is the regular CD, but despite meticulous technique and "special" mics, sometimes and throughout the album Margo's just too close miked and with enough ssses and ttts it overdrives the mic to "hard sss"; not enough to spoil the performance but noticeable on this chain: OPPO95, I2s, Pontus II (12th gen FPGA software), Holo Bliss KTE, OG Susvara HPs. Much more noticeable thru my Vandersteen HT system.
Do some DACs "handle" sibilance better than others?
I recently watched a Hans B. review of the Ferrum Wandla in which he states that it "handles sibilance well," or something to that effect. Up to that point, I'd never come across such a comment, so I'm wondering whether anyone here has found that certain DACs are more/less prone to sibilance?