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@Michael Leigh My personal experience with the Spendors as to their relative lack of sensitivity is consistent with the the Stereophile review measurements of the speaker, more like 82db. Believe me, being a graduate of Indiana University Music School (bass trombone) and having played...

I do like the sound of the Spendors. My thinking is that more sensitive speakers can sound better at lower volume levels. Again, being hard to drive, the Spendors would need a pretty powerful valve amp ($$$). Money is an issue now. Also, more efficient speakers can sound better with a low power...

I agree that anything around 90 dB can be harmful, especially prolonged exposure. However, just in every day life people are exposed to this kind of sounds. As an example, just taking a walk at the avenue my office is located, sound levels don't drop below 70dBs, sometimes with cars and big...

BTW, very nice system. I'm thinking to change my speakers for more sensitive ones. The Spendors sound very nice, but need some power and volume to sound alive, which doesn't go too well with Mr. T. I already have read most of your posts. Extremely helpful, the Oasis sound machine at bedtime is...

@Michael Leigh Hi. Yes, my trauma was through headphones. I've always disliked headphones, but my amp was being serviced at the time, so I resorted to headphones. I was careful with volume except for one moment. I was listening to a recording which was mastered at a low level and accidentally...

I could be wrong, but classical music has a wide dynamic range so if peaks are in the 80's, sustained levels are close to talking levels. A couple hours of this shouldn't be dangerous.

Hello: I've been with tinnitus and some form of mild hyperacusis for just over a month. I'm doing fine, not freaking out and following some good (in my opinion)advice given here; such as using sound machines at the office and at bedtime. By mild hyperacusis, I mean no pain, just more sensitive...

Hi. I've been with tinnitus since middle May and my story is very similar to yours. Loud headphone blast for about one second. Unfortunately I didn't thought much of it and continued to listen for a couple of days. Then one morning tinnitus made its appearance and I just knew what has happened...

Thank you for your kind words Winstona. How are you doing these days with yours?

Thanks for the responses. Needless to say, I don’t think I’ll touch a set of headphones ever again. As for my state of mind, well, accidents happen and sone can be truly horrific. Tinnitus is obviously a bunmer and a setback but not the end of the world. I just want to keep it real and...

Hello, I'm Pedro and I've been with tinnitus for about three weeks. The story goes like this: I've been an audiophile for 20 years or so. I own a decent set of headphones and a headphone amp, but never was a big fan of the headphone experience, always preferring loudspeakers. I tend to be...