What's your upper hearing range?

[Bubba po]

There are pages and pages of discussion on these forums about the quality of equipment, frequency response of microphones and everything else, but how many people here have tested the most important piece of equipment that we all possess?

A few years ago, I tested the frequency range of my own hearing (as I have access to a signal generator), not under controlled conditions but just as a general curiosity, and was shocked to discover that my hearing pretty much disappears above 14.5kHz. I blame a life of rock and roll and a succession of amps that deafened the West, but mostly I blame drummers and a Siouxsie and the Banshees gig in 1980 which left me profoundly deaf for a day.

What's your hearing range, honestly?

 

[Bubba po]

Seven views and no takers. As I suspected, most people don't know the quality of their ears.

 

[Steenamaroo]

16k at a push i think.
my parents (59 and 62) have nothing above 9k.

 

[RAMI]

Dude, you posted your first post 25 minutes before your second post....relax. Nobody wa sitting on the edge of their seats waiting or you to post. Those 7 views could have all been spam-bots.

I've done the test and I can hear up to about 16k. There, you happy?

 

[Steenamaroo]

pardon?
(someone had to do it)

 

[Bubba po]

Dude, you posted your first post 25 minutes before your second post....relax. Nobody wa sitting on the edge of their seats waiting or you to post. Those 7 views could have all been spam-bots.

I've done the test and I can hear up to about 16k. There, you happy?

Woah, yourself, just trying to stimulate viewers into posters.

 

[Bubba po]

16k at a push i think.
my parents (59 and 62) have nothing above 9k.

Is that right? In ten years I'll be almost deaf?

 

[RAMI]

just trying to stimulate viewers into posters.

Of course, because that's really important.

 

[Bubba po]

Of course, because that's really important.

I seek validation from the responses of my peers.

 

[Steenamaroo]

here's a useful kitchen sink - http://www.audiocheck.net/download.php?filename=Audio/audiocheck.net_frequencycheckhigh_44100.wav

i can hear it just before he says sixteen k.

keep the volume knob handy. it get's real loud real fast.

 

[Steenamaroo]

I seek validation from the responses of my peers.

no you don't! You're wrong. It was silly of you to say that.

 

[Bubba po]

here's a useful kitchen sink - http://www.audiocheck.net/download.php?filename=Audio/audiocheck.net_frequencycheckhigh_44100.wav

i can hear it just before he says sixteen k.

keep the volume knob handy. it get's real loud real fast.

I didn't understand that soundclip- the frequencies certainly didn't match what the speaker was saying.

 

[Steenamaroo]

how do you figure?

 

[Bubba po]

how do you figure?

There were frequencies sweeping up and down behind the voice that weren't anything to do with the frequencies that the voice was announcing. Then (for me) another frequency came in at around 14k or so. I found it a bit confusing.

 

[RAMI]

Made complete sense to me.

 

[Bubba po]

Made complete sense to me.

Fine for you, Mr "I've got working ears".

 

[Steenamaroo]

There were frequencies sweeping up and down behind the voice that weren't anything to do with the frequencies that the voice was announcing. Then (for me) another frequency came in at around 14k or so. I found it a bit confusing.

must be your setup man...it was clean and clear for me.

 

[Bubba po]

must be your setup man...it was clean and clear for me.

That must be it.

Anyway, I've tested my hearing on two different signal generators at work since then and they both agree, roughly. 14.5k.

 

[RAMI]

Fine for you, Mr "I've got working ears".

Dude, why so angry? My ears are far from perfect. I was simply saying that it made sense to me, Mr. "Boohoo...I posted 25 minutes ago and nobody's answering me...boohoo". Go change your diapers and come back to join the conversation.

 

[Steenamaroo]

aw this is great