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

I have tinitus and have had it for 30+ years.  There is no cure and I know the best way to handle it is to ignore it.  But lately my tinnitus has been going off the scale.  The "lately" seems to have coincided with streaming Qobuz Hi-Res and listening on a PS Audio DirectStream DAC and pulling my Magnepan 1.6 out of storage.  Now I have been known to play too loud on "A" song- but by and large the volume is down to where I could easily speak to somone in the room.

I have thought about maybe changing to to Harbeth, Dyn, Sonus Faber or other speakers more focused on midrange.  But have also wondered if it is the high quality of sound that I am listening to that is perhaps stimulating my very high pitch ringing?

So, any fellow tinnitus folks out there with an opinion on this? 
mocktender
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tablejockey
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"But have also wondered if it is the high quality of sound that I am listening to that is perhaps stimulating my very high pitch ringing?"

So you think your "high quality of sound" actually exacerbates your condition?
Hmm...okay. I'm just a another sufferer, but I'm anxious to read explanations by anyone who agrees with this statement. What's "high quality of sound" even mean? Continued listening at loud levels certainly isn't helping your condition, and will accelerate hearing loss.

I'm stuck with MASSIVE tinnitus and a permanent sense of dizzyness/lightheadedness. If anything "high quality of sound" makes me forget about this awful condition.

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millercarbon
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If you go to high quality sound it will probably be less of a problem. I would go to records, tubes, and put everything on Pods and Podiums. The analog and tubes will lessen the hyped fake detail (etch) of digital that triggers tinnitus, and the Pods and Podiums will greatly reduce ringing in components that aggravates tinnitus. If you want speakers with exceptionally good midrange that are fast and will also help lower your symptoms, Tekton. My tinnitus is very mild but it is there enough I noticed, and all this stuff worked for me.
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