thanks for the reponses. will try vta adjustment and re-rinsing. The cd version doesn't have any sibilance to speak of. It's probably not just this record, I only recently started cleaning them adequately.
what causes sibilance?
other than bad recordings, that is. I recently bought a VPI 17F record cleaner and began cleaning records with Disc Doctor Miracle (hand wash & rinse, then rinse with vacuum) Amazing difference! Using an EAR 834P phono pre, AR LS-15 pre, Mesa Baron w/Siemans EL34's, Infinity Compositions speakers, mostly MIT cables, and never heard a trace of sibilance before. Upon cleaning a MoFi version of the Dead's American Beauty, all of a sudden there is voacal sibilance. What's going on?