Heil with a JBL Woofer part 2 Back wave attenuation for best in room balance.

[macsic]

Was listening to ELP Pictures at an Exhibition last night (original CD) and was hearing a distortion in the left channel that seemed to eminate from the Hammond, rather than the system. The Ethyl Mermans are very revealing. Maybe someone could listen for this and comment as to whether they also hear it?

I listened to ELP Pictures at an Exhibition to also hear what you were talking about distortion on the left channel on my nearfield monitor Genelec 1031A, reassuring?
Anyway good memory of a show I saw in the 70s :-)

[toddalin]

I listened to ELP Pictures at an Exhibition to also hear what you were talking about distortion on the left channel on my nearfield monitor Genelec 1031A, reassuring?
Anyway good memory of a show I saw in the 70s :-)

So, were you able to hear the distortion?

[macsic]

So, were you able to hear the distortion?

Hi,
I also come to the same conclusion as you, the distorted sound that I have also observed several times comes from Keith's Hammond in my opinion and not from your system because I too can hear it (exemple: on #6 Blues Variation and...)

[toddalin]

Hi,
I also come to the same conclusion as you, the distorted sound that I have also observed several times comes from Keith's Hammond in my opinion and not from your system because I too can hear it (exemple: on #6 Blues Variation and...)

Vindication! Thanks.

Listen to Tarkus and you'll hear the "chiff" in the Hammond, almost continually, in the left channel.

The problem with "high resolution" speakers is that you also hear all of the flaws in the recording chain. I hears lots more stuff on the Merman's than on the the L300s. Also the Mermans do "reverb trails" properly, and the L300s pale in comparison in this area.