hearing loss and speaker selection

limomangus it is justifiable as we are not getting the full benefit from the speaker's frequency response 😀

Fuzztone, I posted this as I was curious to HEAR the responses to the question.  I just wanted to know what the experts know about this subject, that may be of value or fun to light heartedly kick around. 

 Oh, Fuzz my simple SS system Which by the way  I bought on here comprises  9k reference Cantons, JAMO c80 sub, Technic sug700 integrated, and Marantz CD player in a small/midsize room. Maybe a streamer for Christmas?   

MC Thank you for the detailed scientific insight and for your time! As they say, Youth cannot be denied that is except for the ability to hear above 17,000Hz. Frankly, I am surprised I’m not totally deaf for all the Led Zepplin, Who, Stones, etc. blasting away on my Snell C2mk2 back in my youth and continuing to today but with a different system and a different musical focus.

AKG I’m with you I’d go for the mids hells bells even without a hearing deficit I prioritize the midrange my Cantons are strong in that range.

Oldhvymec Thanks also good information, planars and or Ribbons and EQ.

Someday I hope to give both a try. I just hope I have a few some days left in the tank. I’d love to listen to some Maggies and Martin Logans Unfortunately, I do not know anyone in my area that shares my curiosity about gear. The one good store Audiolab in Morrisville Pa. I could visit but I would feel guilty going in just to hear their gear with no intent of buying, the libra in me just won’t let me. Decades ago when I was a kid I’d drive an hour to listen to systems at Soundex in Willow Grove. They knew I was a kid and let me listen to their 6 figure system and other megabuck rooms that they had set up. That seed got me to buy my Snells and Adcom system a decade later and 40 years from then I still got an itch lol.

Soix I have Focal headphones they are sweet( little bass shy) but I like to listen to my Cantons.

MC good for you, 86 articulate, intelligent, opinionated, helping others, and busting chop all the while still pursuing your bliss!

Tomic Thank you for your concern I took a couple of those SIN online and my hearing was fine for my age if not a touch better. Those Snell were fantastic. Outside of music my ears were not exposed to high dB. That is except for the two days I lasted on an assembly line making Mustangs during my college summer break. At the time I was waiting for the lottery to see who gets to go to Vietnam. Let me just say Fredric Taylor's  Schmidt the pig ironworker is alive and well on the auto assembly line. It was a fascinating two days for a kid at the time studying factory organization and management!  Jim congratulations on an impressive career in an ultra stressful job talk about responsibility! Deming's philosophy looms large as each of your products must be perfect as lives depended on it. 

larsman good advice and I will take it.  When you mentioned working with the audiologist to program the hearing aid for particular sounds to replicate SS or tubes or perhaps tame a shrill tweeter. I bet there will be an uptick in the sales of hearing aids and appointments with audiologists by audiophiles on this site looking for the next best tweak. it appears that AMT acoustics has a planar hearing aid under development.

Batman -thanks for your post and for sharing your situation. Glad your hanging tough. So scientific advances now allow the user to make adjustments that allow for your enjoyment of music with hopefully more advances in the works.   Thank you for sharing your experience and advice.

dabel- You got delt a bad hand for sure but you have a Great attitude, Jimmy V's mantra, and an inspiration for us all, never quite. I also have cancer as I am sure like many here. Just take one day at a time.   Hopefully, science can drive it into remission and you can get on with your life with an insight few have. I go to Fox Chase cancer center near Philly. I mention them as I've not seen an institutional culture of compassion, caring and service exhibited like this place,  from the parking attendant to the superintendant  as they understand the people that they see are in a battle for their lives. I'm rooting for you dabel.