How do you listen?

I have a bit of tinitus in my left ear. I have an 8000 hz notch.

Please don't laugh: If I put my hand around my left ear while I listen, I can get enough compensation to feel what it's like with almost normal hearing. I don't do this often. My tinitus is relatively mild and inconsistent. 

I also found that tilting the left speaker a bit more so that it fires at my right ear and vice versa really helps without diminishing soundstage.

I also LOVE the Tannoy high frequency energy pegs on the front of my Turnberrys. They are very subtle adjustments and I have the left speaker tweeter pegged up one notch. It makes an almost imperceptible difference but that kind of option is so nice to have. 

I go to all live events with ear plugs. I have done so since age 25 (now 54). When my left ear high end diminished, I developed a sensitivity to high volumes. It's as is the rest of the frequencies boosted to compensate.

I mostly listen at 65-70db. But adjust to the music being played. But I'm so grateful that I can still appreciate high resolution audio. 

Your ears are amazing things. Please take care of them. 

Interestingly, when listening to an orchestra at lower volumes you can picture yourself further back in the hall. Conversely, with higher volumes, closer up.
it’s all an illusion anyway.

I have a very powerful amp to drive my Maggie's and it's very capable of dynamics sound stage and inner detail  To me it's not the volume, but the quality of the
volume  Based on my stereo equipment and my room room dynamics l like to typically listen around 75 db with peaks in the low to mid 80's  As a side note the book "Of Sound Mind" by Nina Kraus is a great read for the audiophiles out there

I just realized that I actually don't listen at 80db very often. It's usually closer to 75 or even slightly less.

As a side note the book "Of Sound Mind" by Nina Kraus is a great read for the audiophiles out there

Thanks for the book recommendation...