I have an all Ayre system with Vandersteen 5A speakers. I thought I heard something "harsh" coming from the left one.....after trying many things Vandersteenb repair guy told me to remove the mid/tweeter from that left one ( a difficult thing but done). He said he couldn’t find anything, yet after getting ithe speakers back and installed (another difficult task) I could swear I heard the same issue. Vandersteen told me to remove the speaker again....after examining the mid, he said he fixed something. I got it back and the "issue" was. still there. All of this was carried out after years of searching. Today listened to the system without my hearing aids....... that issueI heard before was gone....also sounded like a bag was put on my head. Check everything ......very expensive, time consuming, aggravating hobby.
Listening Room or Components or my ears?
My system is sounding a bit harsh, hard, shrill. (Cronus Magnum lll Amp, Focal Aria 948 Speakers, Denon DCD 1700NE CD Player, Shunyata Gamma Cables). It is just CD play back at 1/3 volume. It's a basement, L shaped room. Carpeted cement floors. The Speakers are 3 foot from rear wall. Left speaker 2 foot from side wall. Right speaker is 15 foot from side wall. Speakers are silghtly toed in and a 6 foot apart. Equipment rack and two subs between them. The wall behind the speakers is covered in framed posters. Is this an obvious fault? The walls themselves are wood paneling. Is there a problem with only one apeaker next to a side wall? Ant thoughts or suggestions? Thanks