Would someone listen to a song for me?

[Zuman]

Sure, I love listening to music, but HiFi is also a hobby for me, so I'm always trying to get my system to achieve its potential.
On the track "Like Someone in Love" on Diana Krall's Turn Up the Quiet, there's the line "Each time I look at you I'm limp as a glove," with the word "Each" hitting at about 2:45 into the song (it also appears earlier). I'm listening via digital, both on Tidal and to a locally-stored file.
The word "Each" sounds harsh and too hot on my system. I initially tried tweaking my speaker positions, but then started doing things like changing DAC filters, switching from network to USB to AES, and changing cables. I can ameliorate it by cutting 3dB at around 2800Hz with a Q of 3 using Roon's parametric EQ, but I really don't want to, and I like the sound in nearly all other situations without any EQ.
So can a few of you listen to the song for me and let me know if it's my system (or possibly my room), or the recording?
Thanks!

 

[slowGEEZR]

Just listened to it streamed from Qobuz and it doesn't sound harsh to me. It is energetically sung, but natural sounding to me. Prior to inserting ethernet media converters, I used to get some harshness on some female vocals. Hope you find the issue.

 

[J007B]

I just listened to it on Qobuz and no harshness to me.....

 

[Earthbound]

I know what you are saying. The way she finishes the word each. She hangs onto the ch sound a bit long. It’s certainly not smooth sounding but not harsh.

 

[Earthbound]

If that bothers you, don’t listen to Wilco’s Jesus. The sound effect in the right channel drives me nuts. I listened to the song on 10k amp and speakers, annoying. Then on a 50k amp and 50k speakers, annoying. Finally, on a 200k amp and 200k speakers, could make out the sound. I need more money!

 

[hopkins]

Sounds ok to me, listening on my speakers or headphones. The word « Each » is sung - around 2:45 - as if it were two syllables, with the “ch” dragging a little, and then abruptly cut by the next word “time”. It’s not a very natural way of singing this, and not a very smooth transition, and maybe that is what bothers you, but that is how she chose to sing it.

 

[Anton D]

If that bothers you, don’t listen to Wilco’s Jesus. The sound effect in the right channel drives me nuts. I listened to the song on 10k amp and speakers, annoying. Then on a 50k amp and 50k speakers, annoying. Finally, on a 200k amp and 200k speakers, could make out the sound. I need more money!

You must really love that song!

 

[Rexp]

Tidal version doesn't sound good, even prefer the YouTube version.