Why do my ears fail me?
Subscribe to Ask Paul Ask a QuestionSometimes when listening music sounds bad whilew other times the same music played on the same system sounds amazing. Why is that?
Sometimes when listening music sounds bad whilew other times the same music played on the same system sounds amazing. Why is that?
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Excellent question and video Paul! I have also noticed some days, time of day, and even seasons can effect your listing experience….in particular the quality of your power supplied from the outlet. Dirty/noisy power can collapse soundstages and erode dynamics quickly. For example if it’s a hot summer day and everyone is running the AC or early in the morning when factories rev-up to peak power use etc. I have always had my very best listening experience’s late into the evening when the grid tends to be quieter.
My daughter gave me a great book several years ago: “This Is Your Brain on Music”, the Science of a Human Obsession, by Daniel J. Levitin. Great understanding on how your brain works with music.
I have to say as almost 70 years old, and a bass trombonist, often sitting just in front of the percussion, my ears get quite a rough ride. So I have fairly continuous tinnitus. Even so I do notice the fine differences in HiFi, even with just a change of cables, or an upgrade in DAC. So I’m sure I agree with you Paul, it’s mainly in the brain – when I’m listening to music, mainly jazz or classical, with good sources, I can hear the individual notes of the chord played by and group if instruments, but the buzzing in my ears disappears until I think about it
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