Tweeters clipping or not?

[admin_exported]

Playing the Chili Peppers on my system this afternoon, I noticed a scratchy sound from the tweeter, coinciding with the electric guitar solos. Seeing as the volume was less than half on my RA-04, it seems unlikely that that was the sound of clipping in progress. The whole disc is poorly recorded, so maybe that's the problem?

Any thoughts welcome.

 

[bretty]

What album? If it's 'Californication', then it could well be the album. I remember a couple of years back a sound engineer said it was the worst recorded album he'd ever heard. Full of distortion.

 

[Anonymous]

bretty:What album? If it's 'Californication', then it could well be the album. I remember a couple of years back a sound engineer said it was the worst recorded album he'd ever heard. Full of distortion.

I think even Joe Public can tell that's an awfully recorded album, even when played on a £5 Alba AM Radio!

Although, be careful dude with that Rotel - 12 o'clock (half-way) is literally full power. Any more than that and it won't get louder, it'll just distort more!

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the info. Good guess: "Californication" it was indeed. The sound is bl***y awful. I'd heard it years back played through a BMW's "Business" system, and that didn't sound half bad - that says much about the car's stereo.

Hughes, thanks for your tip about the Rotel - it seems to corroborate what I've found. I have never used the thing beyond 12 o'clock anyhow, as at that position the SPL becomes unbearable in my smallish room. It was probably at 10-ish when I listened.