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

I've tried many different combinations and what worked for me was alnico full range speakers (Omega) and Mcintosh gear. Not the pinnacle of detail or transparency but it's smooth as butter and the most enjoyable I've ever owned. I used to have to turn the volume down a few clicks during parts of songs, especially horns. Not anymore, and I'm 100% streaming. A well regarded R2R dac, tubes....nothing fixed it before. My guess is the speakers have the biggest impact..?? Good luck getting it sorted out OP, I'm sure there's a right combination for you.

So it’s not just me huh?  When I find the genie I know what my first wish will be. I’m just glad I can still appreciate a good system. Cheers!!

I suggest Alka-Seltzer daily. Can cure cancer if you catch it quickly enough.

I find my hearing varies day to day. Congestion, allergies seem to impact me.

Bottom line- If there was a solution someone would have writtten a book,
we would all read it and problem would be solved. 

My left ear is ringing right now, as I type this.  I have had tinnitus in my left ear for several years now, and the best treatment is to accept that it's there.  Otherwise, it can be crazymaking.

Like the doctor posted earlier in this string-- go to an audiologist-- please.  You didn't specify if you have tinnitus in both ears, or just one.  But, a hearing test will reveal a lot, and will give your ENT doc info about your condition-- as he did with mine.  Much like everything else in the "practice of medicine" a lot of this testing is done to rule things out.  In my case, my hearing test caused the need for a CT brain scan, but it came back with no issues in my brain or ear canal.  That's important because nodes can grow on your inner ear nerves, and the can be benign or malignant-- and they generally have to take a part of your skull out to get to the nerve.  So, it's a lot like brain surgery-- as in serious.

Meanwhile, I listen to CJ tube amps and a CJ tube preamp and an Oppo 105D with Modwright (several tubes) through Egglestonworks speakers.  This combination nearly always makes me either forget that I have tinnitus, or actually makes the ringing go away-- which makes me listen to music for several hours at a time on a regular basis.

Hope this helps.

You need, "pure."

I have the same affliction.

Sonus Faber Guarneri speakers  run by Jadis JA30's...NOS inputs....something like micro oval gold ICs....

Start there.