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Recommendations for the best headphones with equalization after severe acoustic injury

I recently experienced an Acute and severe hearing loss between 1-4khz after a bike tire exploded in my face. My wonderful system is now rendered unpleasant (Apogee Divas with DAX refurbished, Velodyne active sub, D'Agostino stereo biamps, ARC SP20 pre, Rossini DAC/player with separate clock, Llyod Walker air bearing turntable...). I need to accept the loss and switch to the best headphones with equalization capability so I can listen without hearing aide distortion. Some have had this horrible experience and I wish to learn from your experience. How did you compensate for the hearing loss, and what are your best recommendations for equipment, and why? Cost is of little concern because music has been my saving grace for 59 years! Thanks to all in advance!

classicalpiano
yyzsantabarbara
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Another option for EQ is to talk with Mitch Barnet of accuratesound.ca. Since you are ROON user you can get better EQ using Convolution filters inside ROON. This is better than the standard ROON EQ. Mitch can make them for any phone. He is a bit of a genius at this. He did the EQ for my small office, and I also bought his Convolution filter for the SR1a. I no longer use that with the Lumin X1 DAC and VM-1a. Not needed for the VM-1a amp.

Digital Room Calibration Services, Convolvers, Headphone Filtersets (accuratesound.ca)

Store - Accurate Sound (headphone stuff)

 

classicalpiano OP
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I'll have to look into Roon convolution filters! Thx much!

yyzsantabarbara
4,486 posts
 

@classicalpiano Give Mitch a call and describe your hearing issue. He can customize anything for your needs. I went with him after reading his DSP book. He is also very well known on the ComputerAudiophile web site.

Accurate Sound Reproduction Using DSP: Barnett, Mitch: 9781520977904: Amazon.com: Books

 

classicalpiano OP
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I can certainly benefit from contacting Mitch and reading his book! I'll look him up next week when my schedule opens. Meanwhile, I experiment with the Roon DSP and Trinnov equalization. Thx for the recommendations, yyzsantabarbara!

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