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Tinnitus/speakers/headphones

within the last few years I have had small issues with tinnitus while listening to my main system (system is set up for near field listening), with that said I have also set up a very good headphone system and have separated it to a spot upstairs with a nice easy chair and have been listening to it a lot lately, the other night it dawned on me that the issues I am having with the tinnitus does not occur when listening to the cans and was wondering if anyone else has had the same results. The tinnitus I get during listening sessions with the main system is never to the point that it detracts from my listening experience but still there non the less.
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melbguy1
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George, I own an (expensive) PAD Luminist system conditioning cd. So you're saying it just works on a human level & doesn't actually do what they claim (ie: accelerate the burn in process & do a more thorough job)? Sorry for the slight side-track from the tinnitus discussion..

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georgehifi
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So you're saying it just works on a human level & doesn't actually do what they claim (ie: accelerate the burn in process & do a more thorough job)?
I myself don't use burn in cd's, to burn anything in,I do use professional audio bench equipment  at different low frequencies to break-in woofer roll-surrounds before auditioning.

What I'm saying is that if your in the same room when a burn in CD is pounding your system into submission, it's also notching out your hearing at that same frequency, and maybe this is why some say there's a huge difference in sound.

Cheers George  
melbguy1
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George good point about leaving the room whilst burn in cd's are running George. I plan to run mine while i'm at work or out of the house. The pops and squeeks drive me crazy!
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