Topic: My hearing - high frequency limits (Read 4903 times)

ultrabike · « **Reply #30 on:** April 23, 2012, 10:55:00 PM »

I also learned quite a bit. 30Hz to 50Hz carries a good deal of information, and so is 14kHz to 18kHz. But I feel my hearing is most sensitive in the 50Hz to 14kHz region. It is in this band that a good deal of research should be focused on IMHO.

Bellow 30Hz should be looked at for sub-sonic qualities, while > 18kHz might be meaningful for the younger audience. However, I felt that the 12kHz to 14kHz band can sound unpleasant. I can only imagine > 18kHz. I remember there was a product that would emit high frequencies that could only be heard by young kids, and that it was questionably used as punishment.

RexAeterna · « **Reply #31 on:** April 23, 2012, 11:40:40 PM »

mosquito tones i'm guessing it was called. i forgot how and what they used then, but i do know you can download them on your phones now. my brother and friend use to play them on their phones all the time. was pretty annoying. i was annoyed by them but seem they weren't. information from at least 30hz-16khz is very important from my understanding. i think human hearing naturally rolls off around there for adults who have their hearing still cause being an adult doesn't automatically mean you start to get grandpa hearing or lose it. depends how you take care of yourself. also people don't know but lot of drugs and certain medications can cause an affect on your auditory system as well.

also dedicating a whole day of silence or relaxation at a park or listening to nature and not music/noise can help a lot for your ears to re-tune itself.

Questhate · « **Reply #32 on:** April 26, 2012, 04:30:19 AM »

Quote from: purrin on April 21, 2012, 04:45:06 AM

~~not uploaded yet...~~

UPDATE: ~~uploading now.~~ UPDATED
"Purrin's Hi-Freq Hearing Test.zip"
Sting - Englishman in New York
20.5k down to 13k. Some music players cannot handle below the tracks with a cut-off of 15kHz.
Listen to percussion, high-hats, and cymbals
Use a comfortable listening volume!
Make sure your headphone has enough treble extension! It may not.
The 17kHz point is where I feel there's something missing. I do feel the full 20.5khz sounds best, but I wouldn't bet $100 between being able to distinguish between that and the 18kHz file. Shit, my hearing must be better than I originally thought. I think I need to post on Head-Fi that my hearing goes up to 21kHz. I must be a genetic freak. Probably those ageless asian genes. Or maybe people with STAX hear better.

Thanks for the upload. Just got a chance to give this a listen. Really interesting, and much more meaningful than listening to test tones.

Climbing the ladder from 16k to 20k is very subtle to me. I don't really hear the difference in the riding hi-hat that starts the song. The difference doesn't really become apparent until that cymbal at 0:18 seconds right before the vocals come in. It just crashes more naturally with a greater sense of space. But then again, could be my mind playing tricks on me $:-\$

Jumping directly from 13K to 20K (or even 13K to 15K) really illuminate the differences from the very first hi-hat. I'm with RD though in that I could live with something that starts rolling off past 17K.

Marvey · « **Reply #33 on:** April 29, 2012, 06:21:14 AM »

Looks like your Ultrasones destroyed your hearing. You should sue them.

rhythmdevils · « **Reply #34 on:** April 29, 2012, 06:52:36 AM »

Quote from: Questhate on April 26, 2012, 04:30:19 AM

Jumping directly from 13K to 20K (or even 13K to 15K) really illuminate the differences from the very first hi-hat. I'm with RD though in that I could live with something that starts rolling off past 17K.

Yeah going from 20k to 13k is like turning on an Audeze Filter.

omegakitty · « **Reply #35 on:** April 29, 2012, 03:46:58 PM »

Tried it on the SR-Omega and I am good to about 18 KHz (I am 28).

Before going into the test I assumed it would be ~ 16 KHz. I've always worn the Ety earplugs when going to concerts and used foam ear plugs when riding the subway or city buses.

Free tweak that really works - wear earplugs for about an hour or two before you plan to do critical listening. Your hearing will be so much more sensitive when you're listening. I used to study with earplugs in the library to block out people talking. That's how I discovered this

Marvey · « **Reply #36 on:** April 29, 2012, 04:19:43 PM »

You probably still hear up to 20kHz. There's very little information above 18kHz on that track except for certain sections.

I remember going to concerts as a teenager in the 80s, and I would plug my ears with my fingers because of the physical pain. Ended up stuffing wades of tissue paper in my ears. I started to wear ear plugs later when I found out about them and did the band thing.

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