Why am I experiencing listener's fatigue?


My system is as follows. All thoughts and opinions are welcomed and appreciated.

B&w nautilus 805 speakers with jumpers ,
tweeter/driver grilles removed/tweeters at ear height
Cardas cross single wire speaker cables
Cardas golden reference interconnect
cardas golden power cord
Monster hts 2000 power bar/conditioner
Manley stingray (2 mullard 12at7's and 8 Ei el84's)
sony xa 777es cd/sacd player
7 inch diameter by 18 inches high concrete speaker
stands
blu tac between the speakers and stands
Particle board equipment stand
14 inch (1/4 filled)innertube under the sony
No DIY or professional room treatments at the moment
Stock sony power cord
vertigo

Showing 1 response by bombaywalla

i'm NOT assuming anything here :-) & I think Onhwy61 & Timf are on the correct path:- Vertigo, what's your definition of listener's fatigue? & what symptoms are your experiencing? The suggestions depend on your answer.

(I did own the B&W DM604S2 for 3 yrs & I know that they are not very discriminating speakers compared to the N-series. Never-the-less I never experienced listener's fatigue. I did, however, experience "white cheek" syndrome from sitting in my chair listening too long. LOL!
I have another friend here who owns N803s driven by a SA-250 Mk4. here, too, no listener's fatigue & I've been over to his for extended periods of time).