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I have had three or four system in this room before this one
and never noticed anything till the day i popped my speakers seven years
ago, now i am hearing everything, and it might be me.
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Can anyone else here this problem besides you? At this point, I think that would be the most valuable piece of info to have.
I'm sure you've already done this, but if not, you may want to have your ears cleaned. If you do some searching, you'll see quite a few audiophiles report significant improvements after a cleaning.