Well folks, through my little Gateway speakers made by you know who, at full volume from three feet, 15khz. That's it.
I thought I could hear some of the higher tones, but that was just my ringing in the ears, 'cause I kept hearing it after the tone stopped. 62 years next month, many years of live music, loud hifi, and 15 months of 24 hr artillery & helecopters in 'Nam has taken its toll. Guess I didn't need to add those tweeters after all.
Test isn't accurate unless thru calibrated headphones...if the speaker is 6 dB down and you are -4, that's 10 total...not to mention the effect of background noise...
All this assumes even the test is accurate, so just have fun with it, don't take it too seriously...
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
Dang!!! I'm down to 12khz at age 49....no wonder I think my speakers are messed up!!! Thanks AB.I went to another site and got up to 13khz..... Eeesh I'm missing more of my music than I'm enjoying. : /
Last edited by cradeldorf; September 25th, 2011 at 06:33 PM.
You're not missing much. Maybe the top end shhhhh of cymbals, not much else. Too much emphasis is put on how HIGH we can hear, and not enough on how WELL. It's good to know, but there isn't all that much musical content above 8Khz. When I was young and could hear up that high I always hated tweeters - they sounded fake to me. Now that I'm old and deaf as post, I kinda like tweeters.Originally Posted by cradeldorf
I remember inviting someone over to listen to my Altecs back in the 70's.
When he heard the cymbals he asked "What's that?" apparently he never heard them on his speakers.
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
Through my altec lansing laptop speakers I can hear up to,barely 17 khz but with ear buds 17.4 khz. I have to be honest, I have to strain to hear it, but can faintly, so I would probably be more realistic around 16-17 Khz
Though we think we do
All True ! But as the title says thought would be Fun !
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