Sibilance on records question. - Steve Hoffman Music Forums Sibilance and inner groove distortion are not one and the same thing Sibilance can occur anywhere on the record if it's cut "hot" enough I learned about this when making test pressings of my recordings CD and tape can often handle an explosion of hot sibilance much better than vinyl That is one of the shortcomings of the modulated groove
Inner Groove Distortion and Sibilance - Steve Hoffman Music Forums The reason sibilance and IGD distortion occurs: A conical stylus or mild elliptical encounters "pinch effect" at the inner groove The stylus is forced upward, which isn't part of the signal in the groove
Why do some vinyl albums have sibilance while others dont? On some albums, sibilance seems to be prominent whereas on others, it's nonexistent Why is this? I heard that some cartridges can contribute to creating or adding sibilance and am wondering if changing or upgrading cartridges could suppress or at least severely diminish instances of sibilance in the playback of vinyl
Can a bad phono-preamp cause sibilance distortion? I recently noticed sibilance-distortion on many records Yes, a phonostage can absolutely introduce sibilance But first, check VTA and VTF and other cartridge alignment parameters! At some point a large signal will overload the phonostage Each type is different, some more capable than others
Vinyl sibilance distortion. . . | Steve Hoffman Music Forums Sibilance is often the result of mistracking IME, it's rarely, if ever, cut into the record by the mastering engineer It does indeed damage the groove, sometimes immediately, sometimes after multiple plays IMO, with the right cartridge, you should definitely not be hearing sibilance on some most all pressings if the records are in good shape and your turntable and cartridge are properly set
LP sibilance. - Steve Hoffman Music Forums When I hear sibilance on an lp the first thing I do is compare to a digital version The sibilance is almost always there, part of the recording Mastering choices and stylus type can make it more or less prominent
SIBILANCE (a discussion) - Steve Hoffman Music Forums Let's start with what sibilance is: It's the "S" sound When you say "sweet", you have made a sibilant sound I see many music lovers complaining about sibilance when they're really complaining about sibilance that's been reproduced poorly, ie, it's raspy, harsh, overloaded, overemphasized, or distorted in some other way Anyway, no, it's not inherent to the vinyl Often mistracking does major