neilvg
Headphoneus Supremus
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I also have this same sensitivity -- and I also seek listening to headphones at louder volumes. What I have been trying to say is that the HE90 coupled with my particular tube set with my particular amp with my source and power regeneration seems to allow this headphone work in this manner. Also newer versus older HE90's are quite different and basically almost everyone who has heard my particular setup has never complained of stridency or fatigue - quite the opposite. It's fully immersive. BUT, your mileage may vary, and there are so many factors. I really want to listen to Andy's (bluebliss's) setup one day, hopefully sooner than later, to determine how different, if at all, the signature of his setup is.
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Having said that, I would also say, and I have had to deal with this for some time - that the condition of your ears plays a big role. We spend so much time with equipment - making sure you dont have a pressure build up in your ears, that they are properly equalized, that you don't have too much wax causing a distortion of the sound, that your eustachian is properly draining fluid, etc... etc... etc... all play big roles in sound quality as well. Huge roles.
Neil
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Having said that, I would also say, and I have had to deal with this for some time - that the condition of your ears plays a big role. We spend so much time with equipment - making sure you dont have a pressure build up in your ears, that they are properly equalized, that you don't have too much wax causing a distortion of the sound, that your eustachian is properly draining fluid, etc... etc... etc... all play big roles in sound quality as well. Huge roles.
Neil