I highly encourage you to consider some EQ/DSP to help you enjoy music better, including possibly using headphones and software to help compensate. There are some really excellent sounding headphones and amps that with some EQ can really be satisfying.
Hearing problems and speaker upgrade
Like many 68 year olds I have developed hearing issues at the high end. My new hearing aids help in conversation but to me interfere with the sound of my system— highs are clearer maybe but sharp and shrill (plus it just makes sense to me that the hearing aid speakers aren’t as high quality as the speakers/system I’ve put together over the years). So I remove hearing aids when listening. So I’m wondering… is it worth it to upgrade my 40-year-old speakers? Will better speakers help get me back closer to what I was hearing before? Should I just accept the change in sound and adjust to it? Any insights appreciated! Thanks
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A 'music' setting on a hearing aid may be some programmer's idea of what a 'music' setting should sound like with your gear in your room, but it may not be your's. The best ones to get are where you have some kind of EQ functionality from the remote to give you the most control over the sound. Agree with @deep_333 about hearing loss and quest for 'purity'. |
Thanks for all the insightful responses. I’ll look into some type if EQ/DSP which I hadn’t thought of but new speakers are probably in my future. FYI my hearing aids do have a “music” setting that is set and can be altered by the audiologist, but even with repeated adjustments they seem edgy - though they do seem to add some high-end clarity. I might look in to hearing aid upgrades as well - though as Jerry points out hearing aids are intended to improve hearing speech… thanks again… additional insights still welcome! |
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