I'm not interested in arguing with anybody. But just for argument's sake, how does it not make sense to you that a flat FR will be less fatiguing? The op's confirmation that the high frequencies are not the problem are a testament to this premise. Whether induced by the room or a component is irrelevant. I just happened to focus on the amp since it was his focus also. The fact is you can't add something without taking something away. It's that 'added' part that ends up like a spike being driven through your head which may be what's fooling you at low/moderate levels. Speakers have their own general limitations that smart ass amp designers think they can circumvent with their hair brained ideas on how to reinvent the wheel. "I know, lets put a nice bump in the bottom end to take care of that age old extension problem,if the guy gets a head ache, let him not listen so long". Or,"Hey, I think I'll just boost the mid range a bit, give it some added 'presence', if the guy starts feeling spikes shooting into his head, let him turn it down". The way I described an amp with a truly flat frequency response is correct. Unremarkable with like material and spectacular with like material, both of these extremes exceeding amps with less than flat response, all other things being reasonably equal of course. I find it utterly ridiculous when the tube guys declare 'excessively low distortion'. Laughable.
Why do my ears ring with my new amplifier?
I just changed integrated amplifiers on January 2, 2015. I went from an Audio Research DSi200 to a Simaudio 600i. I'm running a Lumin A1 Network Streamer and Dynaudio C1 speakers. Those haven't changed. I'm also in the same 10' x 12' room.
My setup sounds great when I'm outside of my room. When I walk in and sit down, my ears start ringing.
I don't think that the high frequencies are the problem. Is this too much bass energy in the room, too much sound pressure, or what do you think?
Does anyone have a suggestion on what's needed to correct this problem?
Thanks,
Chuck
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