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Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers?

I've been auditioning speakers in the $5k to $8k range. I liked some of the Dynaudio, Sonus Faber, and even B&Ws in that range. Maybe it was the setup but in the back of my mind thought all of these could sound exciting but also fatiguing long term. And I'd hate to spend that kind of doe with that being the case.

I'm looking to use a solid state Cary amp and the tubed Cary SLP 05 pre for electronics FWIW.

From other threads I'm hearing Proacs Joseph Audio Aerials Harbeth and others may fit the bill. What are your favorite speakers for musicality and lack of listening fatigue? I'll be traveling to the next state to audition more next week.
larrybou
judyazblues
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Yup, you're the only one.
Garcia let the wolf out of the bag.
bifwynne
2,206 posts
 
A while back, a member posted a comment that the human ear has some type of autoprotect response to high SPLs. This has happened to me when I play highly compressed rock music at very loud levels for an extended period of time. It takes a couple of hours for my ears to "thaw out" for lack of a better phrase. Obviously my comment goes more to the issue of playing music at excessively high SPLs than to system distortion.

Sorry to insert myself into this discussion. Goeff may be onto something by his last comment. Does that means I'm NOT telling him that he's the only one who hears this distortion? I'm just not sure of what type of distortion I'm NOT telling him that he's hearing. :) LOL

Wolf ... come on man ... help me out here.

Clever pun Judy.
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geoffkait
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Guess everyone else has got used to it. I can totally understand.
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wolf_garcia
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Distortion or ear fatigue (or damage) is NOT the result of room reflections or room interaction, unless you are listening to high level sound with your face against the ceiling or, more likely, the wall or floor, or you live in an old phone booth or an oil drum. Wavetouch Audio should re-write their website copy since the entire first (all I could stand to read) section of the "Yoon Tune" trade marked (!) technology explanation is utterly ridiculous, and an insult to anybody who actually knows anything about sound...really...these speakers may sound fine, but using nonesense to justify a design is really strange and ultimately can't be helping these guys sell things.
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