Worried abut your hearing?
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plastic penguin
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On the frequncy sample where does your hearing stop. I can't hear above 14khz, makes you wonder why some people go on about hi rez audio.
with the signal fed into my dac and my amp at normal listening levels i can hear upto 19khz. with the amp turned way up i can make out 20khz, 21khz and 22khz though for some reason 21khz seems a lot louder than 19 or 20. maybe im reaching the limits of my onboard soundcard who knows?
the cracks and pops at the start and end of each test are most unwelcome!
probably worth stating your age with your reply? im 29
the cracks and pops at the start and end of each test are most unwelcome!
probably worth stating your age with your reply? im 29
OK, it's hardly scientific but the point i'm triying to make is that over time our hearing definitly degenerates and must make a diferance to how we percieve sound quality.A 15 year old must have amazing hearing if not taste! i'm 41 so probably 14khz is normal
to all, if you are worried about your hearing are you actually doing anything to protect it?
I never go to a gig anymore without my earplugs. I dont care what i look like especially when i have invested so much in a hi-fi system i want to be able to enjoy for many years to come. I do find that when attending heavy metal gigs/concerts i can hear things a lot clearer when i have my ear plugs in... anyone else experience this?
I never go to a gig anymore without my earplugs. I dont care what i look like especially when i have invested so much in a hi-fi system i want to be able to enjoy for many years to come. I do find that when attending heavy metal gigs/concerts i can hear things a lot clearer when i have my ear plugs in... anyone else experience this?
ifitsoundsgoodlistentoit said:
don't think you're meant to change the volume during the test. turning it up for the higher frequencies is cheating.
chunky70 said:
sampling rate and audio frequencies are not the same thing. eg: a sampling rate of 96khz means a sample is taken 96,000 times a second, not that the audio frequencies go upto 96khz.
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I'm with ifitsoundsgood - after hardly being able to hear for 3-4 days after a Black Rebel motorcycle Club gig earlier in the year, I won't be going to another gig without ear plugs! Losing my hearing would be just as bad as losing my sight.
chebby
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Never mind the hearing test, some people need a memory test...
http://www.whathifi.com/forum/off-topic-and-miscellaneous/how-good-are-your-ears-0
http://www.whathifi.com/forum/off-topic-and-miscellaneous/how-good-are-your-ears-0
Craig M. said:ifitsoundsgoodlistentoit said:
don't think you're meant to change the volume during the test. turning it up for the higher frequencies is cheating.
I get where you are coming from but i think you need to reme,ber that most stereo equipment doesnt have a truly flat frequency response and there can be a steep roll off of high frequencies so sometimes a volume boost is necesarry to highlight those frequecies when they are isolated/targeted. After all, im not changing the frequency, just the level...
Sorry,this subject has been brought up before,didn't see that post. Still it's interesting though. Craig M. thanks for the clarification about hi-rez sound,you are correct.
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Diamond Joe
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Bit surprised I could hear up to 18kHz, considering the noisy environments I've worked in that's not too bad. BTW I'm forty something.
This is quite good,
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/hearing.html
but please remember that any tests are only meaningful if done with calibrated equipment.
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/hearing.html
but please remember that any tests are only meaningful if done with calibrated equipment.
AEJim
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Yeah, these will only work as far as the equipment reproducing the signal does... You may also be able to hear driver resonances/break-up at the higher frequencies which could mean you're hearing that rather than the signal itself. I can hear the 17kHz signal fairly easily but can't hear 18kHz, but then I also know my Aego 2 speakers on my computer roll off rapidly over 15kHz... 😀
At the end of the day it's harmless fun but not a serious test, it also doesn't really matter greatly if you can't hear the really high frequencies - most information we need to hear is far far lower down the range.
At the end of the day it's harmless fun but not a serious test, it also doesn't really matter greatly if you can't hear the really high frequencies - most information we need to hear is far far lower down the range.
That was interesting. Just taken the test and I could hear up to 16hz whilst my missus (same age)went up to 20hz. She`s just told me about an experiment they done when she was at school and the whole class had to put their hands in the air. The teacher started the high frequency hearing test and they were instructed to lower their hands when they could no longer hear anything. Halfway through the test all the boys had lowered their hands and all the girls still had theirs in the air.
I could hear clear loud tones upto 16 and then nothing but high pitched noise. On laptop speakers though so I have no idea what I've just tested.
I can hear 16khz, but faintly, aged 31. My speakers have a frequency range of 48hz-24khz. Having heard what 16khz sounds like, I'm glad I can't hear up to 24.
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