" I find most music a lot less fatiguing these days than I did in my youth."
Well, in my youth I listened to most things too loud and I often added more highs/lows. I used to think I needed to listen to rock music at concert levels. Now I realize that concert audio usually isn't very good and often is far too loud. Earplugs should not be necessary, for instance.
In the case of acoustic music it's better to listen at realistic volumes. That means the classical guitar or lute, for instance, should be dialed back until it's no louder than the real thing.
Well, in my youth I listened to most things too loud and I often added more highs/lows. I used to think I needed to listen to rock music at concert levels. Now I realize that concert audio usually isn't very good and often is far too loud. Earplugs should not be necessary, for instance.
In the case of acoustic music it's better to listen at realistic volumes. That means the classical guitar or lute, for instance, should be dialed back until it's no louder than the real thing.