Yamahaha
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Recently brought a Pioneer SX-1080 home. I am having a love/hate with this one. I turn to you AK folk to help me out with what this should sound like.
My problem is there is a bit of brightness. That or its muting mids. Typically mid heavy music like metal is sounding pulled back in the mid heavy guitar tones yet the kick drums and cymbals and slightly louder than my other amps. While I appreciate the full range of sound and the massive umpf in the low end I wonder if its sacrificing mids. In one of my standard test records "Rumours" (don't care for the album much but its a great production) I am hearing tight bass and huge kick drum. But the highs are kind of digital harsh to my ears and again - the mids perhaps getting lost.
The previous owner I have dealt with before and he had the unit serviced. The power supply board was rebuilt. I don't believe anything else was changed though.
Certainly there are some Pioneer fans out there who can help me determine if this is simply the SX-1080 character????? I am hearing much heavier lows, piercing highs and perhaps buried mids.
My ears are used to my Yamaha A-S700 which is a wonderful amp. Two totally different beasts. Changing back to the Yamaha sounds a little "warm".
My problem is there is a bit of brightness. That or its muting mids. Typically mid heavy music like metal is sounding pulled back in the mid heavy guitar tones yet the kick drums and cymbals and slightly louder than my other amps. While I appreciate the full range of sound and the massive umpf in the low end I wonder if its sacrificing mids. In one of my standard test records "Rumours" (don't care for the album much but its a great production) I am hearing tight bass and huge kick drum. But the highs are kind of digital harsh to my ears and again - the mids perhaps getting lost.
The previous owner I have dealt with before and he had the unit serviced. The power supply board was rebuilt. I don't believe anything else was changed though.
Certainly there are some Pioneer fans out there who can help me determine if this is simply the SX-1080 character????? I am hearing much heavier lows, piercing highs and perhaps buried mids.
My ears are used to my Yamaha A-S700 which is a wonderful amp. Two totally different beasts. Changing back to the Yamaha sounds a little "warm".
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