@andy2 ...+10 on getting your hearing checked. For any and all who've been exposed to loud anything....concerts, drag races, weapons in conflict or sport, a pissed spouse.... Most hearing aid dealers will do it for free.
If you've suffered loss, Don't Scrimp On The Pair. Joe Namath is embarrassing hawking the cheap seat set on the tube; you can do better using your cell phone with a decent set of buds.
Case in point, and I'll argue with one or all:
The pair in my ears cost more than all of my collected equipment, the eq of a new Mac Anything (although I could give a flip over what most likely cost)...
Anyone pushing 50+ should have been checked and done by now, and I could tease mercilessly those who claim otherwise...
BTB, I hope you've gotten your gear off the floor; just common floor dust isn't what you bought them for. Get a stand of some sort, unless you need to touch your toes a lot....*teasing*
A little cable control with some zipties will improve the 'look'...some will claim that having ac cords wound into the signal paths of your ic's and the speaker cables (nice fat ones, tho'..👍😎 ) isn't rational and may cause subtle interference that's easily ducked by separation.
Try to ditch the plug strip, and Yes, amp to the wall...
Drivers farther apart....a pair of my diy omnis' can give me a 'sound stage', but they're meant to be desktop drivers with a small sub....
Go forth an conquer...
Pardon my apparent crankyness.....I was woke up this AM by our 27# dog 'bunny-hopping' 6' onto our bed and landing on me...thought the wife had tripped and fell in some fashion (but the impact weight was wrong *L*).
Dog repeated the jump shortly, blew the landing, and got my elbow wacking his head as well....nil damage to him, but my right shoulder didn't appreciate it much...
"....abolish Monday mornings and Friday afternoons...."
(Dire Straits; Industrial Disease)
Cheer up, all above (except the aids) shouldn't cost more than you might spend on anything else this week....😏
Good variable factors, J