Nothing new except the cables, but I had this complaint before.
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
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Photos would be helpful... there is a place to put photos under your ID by creating a virtual system. Focal can are a bit trebly. The Denon could be a contributor... the integrated amp should not. Cable and interconnects can help. I recommend Cardas, they are a touch warm... Clear Beyond would be my first thought. Try positioning speaker straight out... no toe in. Get a bunch of couch pillows and bedding and put behind speaker and along floor and at reflection point on the side of the speaker that is close to the wall. This can take twenty minutes... densely pad stuff. Big difference? Then you are on your way.
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I would suggest pursuing room treatments, because even if it's some combination of equipment that isn't to your liking, the treated room will benefit you greatly no matter what direction you go with speakers or gear. Have you tried tube rolling in your Rogue? You can make solid gains in that direction. You may also have tubes that are going... Check bias and maybe start with new tube for the pre section. Focal Aria have a lot of treble presence, even though the speakers are warm overall. I would also try playing with the angle as suggested above.
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Your description makes the room sound like a problem. I can surmise you have one wall that is +/- 21 feet long, but not much else. A lot of reflections off walls with paneling. Have a look at this site and see if you can select an area of the total room that could give you better H x L x W. Then consider some low cost acoustic wall treatment. They say the room is 50% of the sound. I would start there. Cheers. https://www.acoustic.ua/forms/rr.en.html |
Agree with the advice on treating your room including adjusting the speakers toe-in and your listening position. Focals can sound a bit harsh or sibilant especially if you’re sensitive to sibilance. You may want to demo speakers with a different sound profile if the room treatments don’t work. You may prefer speakers with a rolled off top end instead of an elevated in room response. |
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