easy listening for small/medium bright room
i bought a pair of pmc db1i to go with a croft integrated, a music hall cd player and a turntable - the room is smallish (12x14ish) with pine walls a wood floor lots of rug and a high ceiling.
i have spent a few days tracking down a high pitched whine in the system - thinking it was a power or grounding issue. I now believe its that the speakers are bothering my ears. You may think this is crazy but after a listening session i have this super hi-pitched cicada kind of noise in my ears for a long time - days perhaps.
Anyway, even if its not the speakers they are a bit too shrill for me. I want something super easy on the ears and with no possibility of discomfort from too forward tweeters. Any suggestions below 3k - used fine.
vandersteen? martin logan? monitor audio? no horns i don't think.
i am not a classical guy more like elvis costello, bonnie rait, neil young - though theres nothing wrong with a little bill evans from time to time.
hopefully,
me
Watch the anti-inflammatories meds, caffeine and drink lots of water before a session. Watch the booze, and smoking too. an ENTs nightmare. TURN the volume DOWN. Get something with tone control. Hang a micro fiber rag in front of the tweeters, one at a time.. Put a cannabis plant in the room. Put up floor to ceiling curtains to help tame and dampen the room. Kitty corner the set up. Turn the speakers backwards Use earplugs It’s all I got.. :-) Regards |
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@oldhvymec you forgot to ensure that all tubes test below 60% emission.. |
Tinnitus? Lots of things can set it off, like loud noises, caffeine, alcohol, stress, etc. Mine comes and goes, and while I don't think listening to my stereo sets it off (I really don't play it loud) I do think I can set it off with headphones. But, to your point, both of my audio systems have relatively laid-back speakers (Platinum Audio in one system and Elac in the other). |
@rand24us My guess is that you are under 35. STOP hurting your ears. Now. If you continue, that cicada noise will NOT fade. EVER. Tinnitus once the damage is done is forever. You are exposing your ears to too much high frequency energy over 80dB. This is common in small rooms, played loudly with higher resolution gear. |
