OT: Old Ears And Headroom

[mah]

The need to factor EQ into amplifier power rating as you get older: Equalizing One?s Way Through Advancing Years and Aging Ears | areas of interest

[Phil-G]

this might explain why the dogs start barking down the block when i crank her up.

[fpitas]

I understand the premise; the decline in high frequency hearing can be compensated by EQ, but won't that make reproduced music sound unnatural?

[Audio_by_Goodwill]

I understand the premise; the decline in high frequency hearing can be compensated by EQ, but won't that make reproduced music sound unnatural?

Sure, to those that can hear high frequencies well.

[fpitas]

Sure, to those that can hear high frequencies well.

To be more clear; let's say I have high-frequency hearing loss. I go to a show and decide to buy the group's CD or vinyl. Once I get home, I play it on my highs-boosted system, where it sounds different than the original. It just seems that what a person normally hears is their standard, and any deviation has to sound odd.

[Old Guy]

But most of the time we aren't listening to music. And if you are used to your system, it becomes your standard.

If you are used to a boom box and hear a set of Altecs, they may not sound natural...
You get used to the change quickly.

[fpitas]

if you are used to your system, it becomes your standard.

That must be how it works.

[Audio_by_Goodwill]

To be more clear; let's say I have high-frequency hearing loss. I go to a show and decide to buy the group's CD or vinyl. Once I get home, I play it on my highs-boosted system, where it sounds different than the original. It just seems that what a person normally hears is their standard, and any deviation has to sound odd.

In my opinion, you're over thinking this.

[fpitas]

In my opinion, you're over thinking this.

Yeah...I do that.