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Tinnitus sufferer: is it the speakers or the 24bits/192kHz

I have tinitus and have had it for 30+ years.  There is no cure and I know the best way to handle it is to ignore it.  But lately my tinnitus has been going off the scale.  The "lately" seems to have coincided with streaming Qobuz Hi-Res and listening on a PS Audio DirectStream DAC and pulling my Magnepan 1.6 out of storage.  Now I have been known to play too loud on "A" song- but by and large the volume is down to where I could easily speak to somone in the room.

I have thought about maybe changing to to Harbeth, Dyn, Sonus Faber or other speakers more focused on midrange.  But have also wondered if it is the high quality of sound that I am listening to that is perhaps stimulating my very high pitch ringing?

So, any fellow tinnitus folks out there with an opinion on this? 
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lexx21
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The problem is that you aren't getting an influx of frequencies that your hearing is actually missing. For me it is squarely in the 2khz range. Pretty much a 2khz hole in my hearing. I think it will be more to what fills that hole in your hearing that your brain won't try to fill in the missing frequencies. For me, it's my setup which is totally analog. Your hearing deficiencies probably will differ with mine.
As far as speakers goes, see the response chart and see where the cutoff frequencies are. If they cut off near your hearing "hole" avoid them like the plague.
Just a little advice from a fellow sufferer.
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