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[chebby]

There is also this more light-hearted exercise ...

https://www.goldenears.philips.com/en/challenge.html

... not 'training' as such but interesting nonetheless. (Put aside a fair bit of time for it.)

 

[Vladimir]

 

[Vladimir]

I failed that one too, and most people I know fail the test. I found it rather odd that they tried to advertise with this test. I also found a more elaborate test that requires you to do 20 trials for each track, to get any relevant results.

A trained listener with more than one go will probably get 5/5. I did it through my speakers playing on just my left side (while sitting on my desk). I would probably do better on my AKG K702s if concentrating, but if I need to try so hard to hear a difference, I don't see the point in going from 320 AAC subscribtion to 16/44.1.

Trained Listeners > Audio Retailers > Audio Reviewers > Marketing/Sales > College Students

Source: Dr. Sean Olive, Harman International.