Good morning, first post here, I hope I posted in the right section
I'm asking for help because I feel I'm losing my mind.
I recently bought a pair of Adam A77x and there is an unmistakable midrange distortion/rattle on pretty much every solo piano piece I listen to or mix, even with virtual instruments such as NI's The Grandeur. Sometimes is subtle, sometimes is absolutely unacceptable.
- I swapped audio interface (I was using a Scarlett 1st Gen, I tried with a Komplete Audio 2)
- Tried with a different OS (W7 -> Mojave)
- Changed power cables as well, same result
- Experimented with gain staging
I contacted Adam, and I attached their response at the bottom of my post.
"We are aware of the described behavior, which we classify as a part of the speakers’ characteristics, and not a faulty behavior."
I record and mix plenty of piano music, so if this distortion according to Adam is a feature (?), I'll have to return the speakers.
I've asked a couple of colleague and apparently they do not have this harmonic distortion/rattle on their Adams A77X.
What am I doing wrong here?
This is an audio example, captured with a Rode NT55 pointed at the left woofer of the A (right) speaker.
This is absolutely unacceptable on monitors this expensive.
Thank you in advance for your help!
I'm asking for help because I feel I'm losing my mind.
I recently bought a pair of Adam A77x and there is an unmistakable midrange distortion/rattle on pretty much every solo piano piece I listen to or mix, even with virtual instruments such as NI's The Grandeur. Sometimes is subtle, sometimes is absolutely unacceptable.
- I swapped audio interface (I was using a Scarlett 1st Gen, I tried with a Komplete Audio 2)
- Tried with a different OS (W7 -> Mojave)
- Changed power cables as well, same result
- Experimented with gain staging
I contacted Adam, and I attached their response at the bottom of my post.
"We are aware of the described behavior, which we classify as a part of the speakers’ characteristics, and not a faulty behavior."
I record and mix plenty of piano music, so if this distortion according to Adam is a feature (?), I'll have to return the speakers.
I've asked a couple of colleague and apparently they do not have this harmonic distortion/rattle on their Adams A77X.
What am I doing wrong here?
This is an audio example, captured with a Rode NT55 pointed at the left woofer of the A (right) speaker.
This is absolutely unacceptable on monitors this expensive.
Thank you in advance for your help!