For example you won't be able to hear the ear piercing tones that are above 15,000 Hz.
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I can hear up to 17,000Hz and I am soooo glad that I cannot hear anything higher than that.
Don't forget to consider that computer speakers aren't exactly high-fidelity and probably roll off drastically at 16-17k. I was able to hear the 25k file through these old JBL computer speakers that a prior IT guy left behind.
Don't forget to consider that computer speakers aren't exactly high-fidelity and probably roll off drastically at 16-17k. I was able to hear the 25k file through these old JBL computer speakers that a prior IT guy left behind.
True, though I don't dare to try these with my nice headphones... I think I will just accept the fact that I cannot hear them with my logitech z680. Those tones are sooo ear piercing...
Oh, with those if you can't hear 17k then it's you 
I believe their response is 35-20000Hz, +/- 3dB.
I was using headphones, not turned up very loud at all, and I think 14000 was about all I could "hear", but I could feel the other ones, if that makes sense.
But, I've been going to loud concerts since my parents carried me in a sling, and use a club amp and speakers to wire most every place I've lived. (As the prophet Meatloaf once said: "Everything louder than everything else." Wasted Youth 4:9)
So, that I can hear anything quieter than a jet engine...pretty damn amazing, really. Also, this seems like a good time to toss in a "you damn kids"...with your newfangled hearing....not like in *my* day, I can tell you.
I was able to hear all of them, but with my headphones, there was a dramatic tone difference between 17k and 18k. The 18k sounded actually lower to me. These are Panasonic RP-HT335's.
I may be 32, but my sense of hearing is sharp. Too sharp. Last week I had to ask our office IT guy to replace a network hub that was giving off a particularly annoying piercing sound. He couldn't hear it at all. I'd never heard a hub make a sound like that before. Monitors, though, all the time.
That they are. But I have been beating on these set of speakers for a while now. (Oh and it is a z640 sorry, still same freq response though) But this is one time when I am content with having crappier hearing, so I will not go try to torture myself 
BTW what JBL speakers are those? Are the huge? (I am looking to get a new set of speakers soon)
The JBLs are old. I "inherited" them with my position seven years ago. They're large for computer speakers, basically small bookshelf speakers, but surprisingly good sounding for computer speakers. They're just a 2.0 system.
The Z-5500s seem to be the latest king in affordable 5.1 sets. I've been planning on getting the Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1 set myself. Maybe when Supreme Commander comes out and I'm breaking away from the 360 and my Denon/PSB speakers combo.
They all sound like high pitches up to 20k to me, and I can hear it perfectly. At 21k+, however, the pitch drops dramatically, which I would guess is just a hardware problem since getting speakers that play over 20khz is pretty pricy and doesnt come up much.
Oh, and age: 16
My Koss EL/425's are only rated up to 20k, but I could hear up to 21k. After that...not sure if it's my ears or the speakers, but my ears are a bit sore.
I could hear up to 21 on my Altec Lansing speakers, and 22 if I gave the volume dial a 1/4 turn.
I have pretty decent hearing I guess.
Studying where the inventor of MP3 holds lectures has its advantages. I once got to test my range in a lab environment - it drops out around 18500.
I can't hear anything past 16,000 with my headphones, but my old boston acoustics speakers get me to 20,000 before I can't hear anything at all again.
I can just hear something at 19k, but nothing at 20k.
Hm. Considering that I have permanent tinnitus, this will be interesting. I have to wait until I get home and see how I fare with something better than these crappy 6 euro headphones I have here at work. I cant even hear 14k with them. I can't be that bad.
Last week I had to ask our office IT guy to replace a network hub that was giving off a particularly annoying piercing sound. He couldn't hear it at all. I'd never heard a hub make a sound like that before. Monitors, though, all the time.
You've probably heard it from TVs too, then. The copper wiring at the back end of the picture tube gets loose and starts to vibrate--at about 15k, say?
Neat. My dog could here ALL of them. And he didn't seem to care for it.
Quintin_Stone wrote:Last week I had to ask our office IT guy to replace a network hub that was giving off a particularly annoying piercing sound. He couldn't hear it at all. I'd never heard a hub make a sound like that before. Monitors, though, all the time.
You've probably heard it from TVs too, then. The copper wiring at the back end of the picture tube gets loose and starts to vibrate--at about 15k, say?
Oh yes - one of the reasons I don't like TV is that I can hear them, on or not, as long as they have power to them. I also have had the experience of noisy network hardware - so far I've replaced a hub that buzzed very low-frequency, a switch that whined, and a network card where you could literally hear the traffic going through, a low buzzing noise that rose and fell according to how much traffic there was.
Neat. My dog could here ALL of them. And he didn't seem to care for it.
Heh, I did the exact same thing with my dog. If she could have flipped me off I'm sure she would have.
Quintin_Stone wrote:Last week I had to ask our office IT guy to replace a network hub that was giving off a particularly annoying piercing sound. He couldn't hear it at all. I'd never heard a hub make a sound like that before. Monitors, though, all the time.
You've probably heard it from TVs too, then. The copper wiring at the back end of the picture tube gets loose and starts to vibrate--at about 15k, say?
Yeah, occasionally my wife will turn off the tuner and not the TV and not realize it. She can't hear it so I have to let her know the TV is still on.
I have to say that my hearing is still pretty sharp, I have always used ear plugs or muffs when engaged in loud activities.
Hm. Considering that I have permanent tinnitus, this will be interesting. I have to wait until I get home and see how I fare with something better than these crappy 6 euro headphones I have here at work. I cant even hear 14k with them. I can't be that bad.
I have tinnitus too!
I'm not sure how much yours interferes with your ability to hear clearly...but if you feel like talking with a fellow sufferer, drop me a line by email. I've been seeing an audiologist that has given me some helpful tricks to make it less noisy in my head.
Yeah, occasionally my wife will turn off the tuner and not the TV and not realize it. She can't hear it so I have to let her know the TV is still on.
I get the same thing. I faded out at 21k, but that may have been due to the craptastic headphones I'm using.
I can hear them all. My Logitech Z3 speakers are only rated to 20kHz though, at 20 and above it all sounds lower instead of higher pitched. I hardly ever goto any concerts or other random events, the worse my ears get are somewhat loud music and IEM earbuds.
I'm using Koss earphones and the 25 is horrible, pierces my ears. Do I have super hearing powers? I'm 26.
21, and I could hear up to 1800. 1900 was lost on me.
This is interesting. My family thinks I'm psychic, because I can always tell if the TV is on - muted, or even recieving no signal. The TV emits a constant, high-pitched whine which is apparently above my parent's hearing range. If there's other sound in the room, or if I'm around it long enough, I can't hear it. But if I walk into the house, and it's quiet, I can freak people out by saying "you turned off the cable box, but forgot to turn off the TV," from three rooms away.
well that was just weird.
19K was loud, piercing and made me sad that I followed that damn link.
20k might as well not have been playing.
age 35.
I had heard that high frequencies go first, but...damn.
I know music teachers who've gone too long without any kind of hearing protection and have very damaged hearing. If I ever taught high school band, or you know, started a rock band, I would get some nice, custom-fit musician's ear plugs. I think they cost around $250-$350 including getting the mold made of your ear. Pitches are not distorted, and you get to keep your hearing. Who knows, maybe somebody out there needed to know these exist.
el_dino wrote:Hm. Considering that I have permanent tinnitus, this will be interesting. I have to wait until I get home and see how I fare with something better than these crappy 6 euro headphones I have here at work. I cant even hear 14k with them. I can't be that bad.
I have tinnitus too!
I'm not sure how much yours interferes with your ability to hear clearly...but if you feel like talking with a fellow sufferer, drop me a line by email. I've been seeing an audiologist that has given me some helpful tricks to make it less noisy in my head. :)
Well, it's not much of a problem. I am adapted to it already and it doesn't bother me, although it is a sound of about 30 dB, at 8 kHz. I just have to leave TV on the timer to get to sleep sometimes, because total silence is not helping. It started couple of years ago. I tried hyperbaric oxygenization, but it didn't do squat for me. Anyway, it's not that big of a deal. I just hope it won't get louder.
Mimble wrote:el_dino wrote:Hm. Considering that I have permanent tinnitus, this will be interesting. I have to wait until I get home and see how I fare with something better than these crappy 6 euro headphones I have here at work. I cant even hear 14k with them. I can't be that bad.
I have tinnitus too!
I'm not sure how much yours interferes with your ability to hear clearly...but if you feel like talking with a fellow sufferer, drop me a line by email. I've been seeing an audiologist that has given me some helpful tricks to make it less noisy in my head. :)
Well, it's not much of a problem. I am adapted to it already and it doesn't bother me, although it is a sound of about 30 dB, at 8 kHz. I just have to leave TV on the timer to get to sleep sometimes, because total silence is not helping. It started couple of years ago. I tried hyperbaric oxygenization, but it didn't do squat for me. Anyway, it's not that big of a deal. I just hope it won't get louder.
I might have it too. It started a couple days ago. I went down to the mediclinic to have my ears cleaned out. That didn't help. I have a bad chest/head cold right now so I'll probably give it a week before getting an appointment. It's really, really irritating.
Desram, I wouldn't be so quick to worry about it. Cold will do that to you.
Yeah I'm a bit of a hypochondriac. I hope... Maybe I have full blown hypochondria!
Thanks.
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