I hope you get relief and me as well. I suffer from HyperA-ringing- and loss at 8000hz. I wear hearing aids which help make the sound from my system more transparent. Constantly chasing a rainbow every 6 months my audiologist and I sit down and tweak the frequency settings. My hyperacutis affects the bass as much as the highs. I usually have to cut off my Home theatre subwoofer now. The pounding bass drives me nuts. It does not help my next door neighbor's grandson from hell and his buddies all have bass boomer trucks. It makes my head feel like it will explode. If you find any relief let us know. I use a Bel Canto E1X with Spendor classic 2/3 speakers for the time being. I may at some point just throw in the towel.
Hyperacusis. Looking for recommendations
Hello everyone. Haven't posted to the forums in years but certainly been buying up all sorts of things lately. Ordered an Angstrom Stella amp that should be here next week. While the audio bug has reignited, unfortunately, so has my inability to actually enjoy music the way many of you might. If you are unfamiliar with Hyperacusis, it is the over-sensitivity to sound. Anything and everything can get very loud and sometimes painful. Sometimes it messes with my head so much I wind up half way ill for a few days. So, of course I haven't "turned it up" or anything. I've refined the DSP output through Roon to level out the peaks that really drive me nuts. However, the problem still lies within the overall mixing of most music. There's a reason things simply sound better when you do turn it up. Unfortunately, I don't get to experience that.
So, I'm here to ask for assistance from you knowledgable folks on recommendations for speakers and, perhaps, amplifier combos that can still sound lively and engaging at low volumes (50-55dB, tops). Seems that speakers are going to be the main component at this stage so that why I posted here. But I'm looking for anything else that may be of help. While I'm typing, I thought that maybe electrostats might be a good way to go since they aren't point source (the spread would actually help I think). Hell, maybe those paired with the Angstrom would be a good fit? Maybe. Anyway. Trying not to write a book here. You get the picture. I've never tried to go the ultra-low volume route before so I don't know what would work well. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, folks!