PROTO·DOME Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Hrmm. I can hear all the way up to 22kHz but the note becomes progressively 'lower' and less irritating. Is that my headphone's fault because there's no way that's right... EDIT: The problem with home tests like these is that if you are playing back very high frequencies on a not-so-good sound system (even if YOU think it's good), you can potentially end up with some signal saturation or distortion. This can add some extra harmonics (possibly below the fundamental, which you're trying to hear), which in turn can lead you to believe you're able to hear that high when you really can't. Oh. Right. ^w^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPhantom Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I can hear 16, but that's kind of strange. I don't use headphones or listen to loud music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireSlash Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I can hear 18 and I'm 24. Lots of music, lots of headphone use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avolii Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Im 29, can't hear 15+. My wife is 24 cant hear past 17. I can remember ever listening to music quietly in headphones, so I'm not surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.B. Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 zircon beat me to it. Could be a filtering problem on their end (I don't have a fancy-pants signal grapher thing so I can't confirm/deny), but crappy speakers could also be the case... it certainly could be in mine. 25 years, but 18kHz in spirit. SHOWED HER SHE CAN'T HEAR 17. Psst it's not a bad thing when they think you can't hear them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I was looking at the chart and I was wondering why one was a curve and the other a straight line but then I was like durp logarithmic scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadoss Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Oh, we're supposed to use headphones? Okay. Well, without, I can hear up to 20K. I'm 25, been a musician my whole life (concerts and whatnot), and listen to music with headphones. 17K freakin hurt my head so bad. I'll try it with the headphones next... (Ouch my head...) {Edit} - Up to 21K with headphones, although they were pretty shitty ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avolii Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Retested......wife and I can hear all of them on her laptop. I need to find some headphones now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 17 is very hard to hear. Everything past that, I get the sensation that something is making noise, but I wouldn't consciously recognize it as a tone, it just ends up sounding like background noises. I am 29. It doesn't help also that when you click on something you "expect" to hear something so you are all kind of listening as closely as you can and thus in a blind test I probably wouldn't hear 17 kHz either. What's the "average" range of most songs on this site? Like, what range do people reasonably put instruments in? I would guess that very few people make music with a lot of stuff going on past 12 kHz, but I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunnowhathuh Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I'm 24 and can hear all the tones (with headphones on though, can only go up to 20 with speakers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumUltimA Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Well, surprisingly enough, I can hear up to 19k, and I'm not only a musician--I'm a percussionist. Weird. What's interesting is, while wearing headphones, I cannot hear 20-22k... but I can DEFINITELY feel it. it's like, my brain/ears are trying to say "dude that is totally irritating, just take our word for it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 That's exactly how I felt, actually... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenogu Labz Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 19 years old, can hear up to 20k for sure; I can make out something at 21k and 22k, but it's mostly the presence of the tone, not an actual pitch. EDIT: Listening to laptop speakers, I can only hear up to 19k, but boy does that pitch hurt. Now my ears are ringing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadoss Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Part of the problem is that not only are the speakers emmiting similiar pitches at that range, but so do the monitors and the computer itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Zero Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I can hear 17 clearly and can barely barely make out 18. I'm 21 so I guess that isn't too bad. Been playing in bands and orchestras at all various levels (terrible elementary school band to touring other countries) from 4th grade till I graduated high school and even now as I'm finishing undergrad I blast music on a regular basis. Definitely noticing the damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I have a waxy thing atm which is a bit impairing for HF, but I can still hear the 17kHz fairly well. I suspect 18kHz would be my limit normally.Just btw, a 15 minute outside break every 45 minutes in a club can be the different between temporary loudness recruitment and permanent damage. Dance clubs are LEGALLY obliged to offer ear protection on request if their levels are above the threshold of damage to the average ear. If you're in doubt, ask for it. You will never get that sensitivity back once it's gone. EDIT: Here's a handy graph so you can see how quickly those ridiculously huge club speakers will break your ears. As soon as you hit that line, you're getting permanent damage. It may only be slight, but it does add up because it never comes back. I wouldn't say the graphs are completely accurate - for example, it is reported that the band members of Manowar, the world's loudest band, have excellent hearing. Still, it wouldn't hurt to take precaution when in a relatively high decibel area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mage Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 17 kHz, here, at 27 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salluz Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Man, I turned the volume down and I still hear it! OMG STOP IT! It not only buzzes but it makes my ear itch, even @ 22kHz! OMG MAKE IT STOP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Man, I turned the volume down and I still hear it! OMG STOP IT! It not only buzzes but it makes my ear itch, even @ 22kHz! OMG MAKE IT STOP!!! That's because it's pissing off the moth that's been stuck in your ear since last Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tables Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I'm 16 with no musical talent and 19 is the last one I can hear clearly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I wouldn't say the graphs are completely accurate - for example, it is reported that the band members of Manowar, the world's loudest band, have excellent hearing. It is as accurate as you can get for the average person. That exact graph is used by professionals as a benchmark for making the laws of high SPL exposures. It's a bit annoying when I'm clearly trying to make people aware of what they might be doing to their ears to say it's not accurate and that one band have at some point claimed to have good hearing who in all likelihood all wear ear protection when they play or they would be thoroughly deaf by now according to their loudness claims. I'm just saying - club culturists generally speaking have no idea what 3-4 hours in the club might be doing to them and the should definitely be more concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Nah, let them wonder why the music gets progressively more silent. They deserve it for listening to it like that anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadoss Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Nah, let them wonder why the music gets progressively more silent. They deserve it for listening to it like that anyways. Should come with a Surgeon General's warning like cigarettes, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flare4War Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I can go to 18. I think 19 but I'm not sure. I guess that means to 18. I turn 27 next month. Wow...I'm getting pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iskyoork Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I can hear them all. Im 25, but I had to turn my volume up abit, I normally listen to my music as low as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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