[Butler]

Hi Folks,

I've had my set up of Gugnir -> Mjolnir -> LCD XC for about a week or two now.

I really loved it's sound and used it fairly consistently and ended up getting a 4 pin xlr straight through extension cable from Blue Jeans Cable so I could use it across the room, and more often.

Now when I'm using it it seems very very fatiguing at the old volume I used to listen at, which is about 8 oclock. Its seemingly grating at almost any volume. Both the Mjolnir and Gugnir I bought here and should be fairly burned in.

What do you think could be going on?

 

[NA Blur]

Your ears need a break.  Take a few days off from headphone listening and let your ears recover.

 

[Claritas]

Maybe it has something to do with their being closed? That might depend on what you're used to.

 

[Butler]

Your ears need a break.  Take a few days off from headphone listening and let your ears recover.

That may be the case, but it seems somewhat sudden and my ears feel fine without them. I feel like something had happened almost. I dont think the cable could've done anything to harm the amp or the headphones, it seems to work as it should.

 

[PeterPangea]

You probably just need a break from the old sound. If you need to listen, I'd lower the volume or maybe do a bit of equalizer to reduce the treble.

 

[Claritas]

Maybe ask on the LCD-XC thread. Maybe someone's using it with those source/amp and has some insight.

 

[NA Blur]

Closed headphones, as mentioned here in this thread, can cause fatigue.  My Denon AH-D2000 can sometimes cause fatigue on some tracks.
 
The headphone may just have a peak where your ears are sensitive.  Try lowering one frequency band at a time with EQ and see if you can get
 
it to go away.  Otherwise you may have to look into other headphones or different music.

 

[Dark_wizzie]

Why do closed headphones cause more fatigue than open ones?

 

[Claritas]

Why do closed headphones cause more fatigue than open ones?

More sound pressure. Sometimes reverberations. Many closed models have more bass too.