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Monitors

Few people choose to use professional monitors and associated equipment for home hi fi. The reasons have been well debated before.

BUT  Is it possible that upgrading an audiophile system relentlessly including such things as silver wiring can drive towards the slightly uncomfortable (in the home) monitor sound?

bumpy48
bumpy48 OP
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@Steakster

I use the term 'improvements' to convey to the reader that I have not just been box swapping, but have been moving up the food chain in terms of cost

stuartk
2,779 posts
 

@bumpy48 

If you have valve amps and especially a valve DAC, I'm confused by your concerns about fatigue. 

 

bumpy48 OP
27 posts
 

"If you have valve amps and especially a valve DAC, I’m confused by your concerns about fatigue."

Me too

One complication is my tinnitus which is normally very quiet but triggered by any harsh system.

More often my listener fatgue is accompanied by this tinnitus and the whole experience makes me just want to turn it off.  Not good.

 

stuartk
2,779 posts
 

@bumpy48

So sorry to learn your listening is compromised by this issue. My wife suffers from it as well.

There are other forum participants with tinnitus. You might start a new thread asking whether any of them have discovered/developed workarounds.

Best wishes,

Stuartk

 

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