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Listener fatigue affects perceived soundstage? (www.reddit.com)

submitted 1 year ago by antud_o@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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I've actually experienced this twice, once a few weeks ago and just a few minutes ago too. So after a long day of studying and working blah blah, I decided to put on some music on my headphones. Everything sounded fine initially, but after like 1 hour in of music, I feel like everything sounded a little bit muddy and very... claustrophobic. I suspected that something was wrong with the cables or drivers, but the tonality, detail retrievals and sound imaging still sounded fine to me, only the soundstage got "nerfed".

So I'm wondering, does exhaustion affect perceived soundstage, or is there really a problem with my headphones?

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[–] DrySignificant@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Explains why sometimes my setup is disappointing with a newborn 🫠😴

[–] antud_o@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

i doubt a newborn would like wearing headphones