[Fome]

I've heard this term thrown around a lot in headphone sound descriptions. I do not understand it at all. I don't think I've ever experienced the sensation of getting tired using headphones. I do get uncomfortable sometimes, but it has more to do with a bad fit or sweat accumulation, and nothing to do with sound. Can someone explain this to me?

 

[fault151]

i think they mean when your ears begin to start ringing or you just had enough with the music. Normally i find its when the music sounds a bit bright/sharp sounding. Eventually iv had enough. A warmer sound may prevent this happening as fast.

 

[ph0rk]

Basically, you have the urge to turn it down or stop listening altogether. It just doesn't sound good anymore. I'm sure it varies from person to person though.

 

[TopPop]

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Originally Posted by Fome /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've heard this term thrown around a lot in headphone sound descriptions. I do not understand it at all. I don't think I've ever experienced the sensation of getting tired using headphones. I do get uncomfortable sometimes, but it has more to do with a bad fit or sweat accumulation, and nothing to do with sound. Can someone explain this to me?

Re: sound, I've normally associated listening "fatigue" with a harsh high-frequency presentation (headphones and speakers). These kinds of headphone/speaker may catch your ear at first and tantalize you for a bit, but you go quickly from tapping your foot, to fidgeting in your chair, to getting up to do do something else because you notice that you have a slight headache.

 

[navmau]

By listening to trance using Etymotic IEM's!!!

 

[davidr2287]

Or try some MS-1's and you'll find out what people mean.

 

[TopPop]

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Originally Posted by davidr2287 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Or try some MS-1's and you'll find out what people mean.

Disagreed.

Comfort? Maybe.

Sound? Nada.

I could listen to these things for hours if it weren't for the comfort issue.

 

[Akathisia]

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Originally Posted by davidr2287 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Or try some MS-1's and you'll find out what people mean.

The are so bright I got listening fatigue when I owned them. The fatigue for me was mental, I'd just get to the point where I was irritated and didn't want to listen to music anymore.

The MS1 was the first time I experienced fatigue.

(You can also try listening to Yamaha NS1s for an entire album)

 

[Duggeh]

Put on a Celine Dion CD for a practical lesson.

 

[Rednamalas1]

SR-325i -> so bright, it's fatiguing.
Britney spears album -> does bleeding from my ears count as fatiguing?

 

[faiz23]

if you have iems that are uncomfortable.

 

[vcoheda]

in my experience, anything that is bright or forward will lead after a period of time to listening fatigue. the general feeling is just that your ears need a rest from the music.

 

[Wmcmanus]

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Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif in my experience, anything that is bright or forward will lead after a period of time to listening fatigue. the general feeling is just that your ears need a rest from the music.

Yup, that's it. But even if the system is completely non fatiguing in this way, you'll still eventually suffer from air guitar fatigue. So there's no escaping it.

 

[lostspyder]

It's kinda like when you listen to a song too much and don't want to listen to it anymore - you still like it but your done with it. Fatigue is kinda like that except its all music.

 

[voicemaster]

If you hear ringing, especially after you take off your head/ear phone, after a long period of enjoying your music, it means you listening your music too loud and that lead to hearing loss at some point.