[Gerard]

Hey, I have that too! Actually my trouble hearing my wife's voice is usually tied to the radio being on. The compression or some other quality of sound used in CBC radio broadcasting tends to mask my wife's average tone. If she's angry, or if there's laughter in her voice, no problem. But in an average speaking tone it just sort of melds with whoever's talking on CBC Radio 1. My kid's voices don't do that.