@scott22 ,
I’ve had mild high frequency rolloff and tinnitus since birth. As I’ve gotten older, the rolloff has gotten a little worse, but still not bad enough where I can listen to my system without my hearing aids. Much to the chagrin of my family - I just turn it up louder so I can enjoy.
Whether sound you cannot hear affects your experience is a whole ’nother ball of wax I’m not gonna touch. But for me, since I may be getting close to that inflection point where I’ll need to air my ear aids when I listen - I’m thinking I may need to upgrade my speakers to something that emphasizes what I can’t hear very well. So metal dome tweeters, or compression horns, etc...
Barring that - instead of a "DSP-able" set of ear aids, the sets that are normally provided by audiologists will correct for what you can’t hear. So you technically can put them on and listen as any person with average hearing will. I’ve worn my set and enjoyed listening, but always thought in my head that "extra layer" (the ear aids’ mic in - amp - speak out) may be taking away from the "purist" experience (*shrug* - another touchy subject, of course). But there will come a point where I’ll be able to only listen with the ’aids on...