Hopefully you're not developing hyperacusis.I suffer from that malady.Nobody else seems affected by the brightness,sibilance,or crackling of plastic bags that make me cringe.
I woke up with cold ears
I've been doing a lot of critical listening, with a new amp (Luxman 507ux) and new DIY power cable. I've been trying to find an audible benefit or difference in either.
Regardless of my findings, I wanted to share something else, coincidental. I woke up, listened to music and it sounded horrible. Very tinny. Very bright. Gave up and decided to run the dishwasher instead... and guess what? The dishwasher too was too bright!
What I mean is, I was being irritated by the sound of it. To my ears that morning the dishwasher sounded like a chalk board.
What do I think I learned? That my ears are not consistent devices. That they too have their own sensitivities and behaviors which I need to take into account when listening.
Regardless of my findings, I wanted to share something else, coincidental. I woke up, listened to music and it sounded horrible. Very tinny. Very bright. Gave up and decided to run the dishwasher instead... and guess what? The dishwasher too was too bright!
What I mean is, I was being irritated by the sound of it. To my ears that morning the dishwasher sounded like a chalk board.
What do I think I learned? That my ears are not consistent devices. That they too have their own sensitivities and behaviors which I need to take into account when listening.
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Hi @millercarbon: Can't trust your own ears, may as well trust mine. Nowhere have I ever ever meant to say this. I trust my own ears above all else. I may write about how easy it is to muse something is better or worse when it is not, but please, back up and take a seat because asking you to tell me what I hear is not on the menu. |
Already told you the DIY power cable was a waste of time. Remember the story about my friend who ruined his whole system? To the point he couldn't hear any difference between cables until he tried them in mine, and then even he could hear everything clear and obvious. Here https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9ai4h-synergistic-research-a-c-master-coupler-power-cable-5ft-a... get one of these. Can't trust your own ears, may as well trust mine. |