To all you Classical fiends out there, I have a question:
My system, with Avant Grade Horns, almost too often renders male opera singers with a somewhat harsh glare.
Female voices are almost always great. In fact the male classical voice is the only instrument my speakers have
a problem with.
This is pretty frustrating and I wonder if there is quality to the male operatic voice that is hard for mikes to capture
without glare? Or perhaps it's an unfortunate combination with my horn speakers?
Anyone else run into this problem?
Thanks
Metallic might be a good adjective to add to glare. And it's definitely worsened when the singer is really belting out intense air. In the case of Debussy's Peleus and Mellisande, it's only the bass baritone playing Count Golard who has the uncomfortable glare in his voice. The baritone for Peleus and the two other bass vocalists are fine. The mezzo soprano is perfect.
I heard this opera at the Lincoln Center and did not hear the glare in Golard's voice.
My hunch is that microphones have a hard time with the intensity of some classical male voices and my horn speakers don't anything to tame what the mike picks up. It's a shame.
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