Home Theater Setup Flaring Up My Tinnitus: What Settings Should I Change?

[R26NA]

I'll preface this by saying that I have been to many live music concerts, attended plenty of loud cinema screenings, used in-ear Samsung Buds, and gone to car shows and race events with loud exhausts—never once have I had any issues with burning ears or any kind of tinnitus flare-up.

But then I watch just five minutes of a film at home with the volume slightly above normal, and suddenly the tinnitus is ringing loudly, and my ears feel like they're burning.

How is this even possible?

I'm sure there are some settings I need to adjust, like dynamic EQ or loudness management… but at the same time, I do not want to sacrifice audio quality, especially with Atmos.

My setup:

• TV: LG 65 C3 OLED
• AV Receiver: Denon X2800H

Speakers:

• 2 × Jamo 809 Tower
• 1 × C81 Center
• 2 × 801 Bookshelf
• 2 × Eltax Atmos Upfiring

 

[Jupiterman]

A tinnitus sufferer buying a sound system like that is simply INSANE.

It is as if you are asking for your condition to get worse.

Heed the warning and return it to the store before you end up deeply regretting it.