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CDP caused tinnitus?

I have noticed over the past several years a bit of tinnitus developing. It seems to be aggravated by (naturally) listening to music, but I have narrowed it down even further...

When listening to cd music it becomes worse- even while listening to the first song or two.

But... when I listen to vinyl- no problem. No ringing, no nothing.

Any ideas on this? I have experienced it with two different cdp's in the system. The cdp's are older (Sony x7esd and another Sony changer for non critical listening) Think a new cdp would help? or what could be going on here?

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eril
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I have found a better CDP - more "organic", maybe even rolled-off, Tubes in my Amps, soft-domed rather than metal Tweeters in my speakers, power conditioning, isolation devices for CDP and Amp and room dampening/diffusion have all made an audible difference to my tinnitus-affected listening.

And I agree the room was the single biggest factor in my particular journey.
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