Is it Time to Upgrade Your Subwoofer?

[Muzykant]

It's not necessairly a hearing problem. Everyone loses their hearing at the extremes at different rates, regardless of the levels they have listened to music or other things in the past, which isn't to say protecting your hearing won't help you keep it longer.

How have you verified that you are still 20-20khz if you don't mind me asking?

Well, with my headphones I can hear the extremities of the full range sweep or sine wave tones clearly. My doctor also checked my hearing and was pleased. Is there a standard way of checking?

 

[fuzz092888]

Downloading one or both of these tracks and burning to a CD is a good way to test.

Sine Sweep - Full Spectrum (20 Hz - 20 kHz)

The blind test is also pretty cool. However, if you output from your computer to your receiver you need to verify that your computers internal soundcard doesn't rolloff the highs and lows.

http://www.audiocheck.net/blindtests_index.php

 

[Muzykant]

Thanks, I have abused this website in the past.

 

[crossedover]

Huh what, can some get a forum interpreter to sign it. I've lost 2kh more in my left than right. I have to work hard to adjust for it in my music system.

 

[herbu]

Is there a standard way of checking?

Yes... easily. Have you ever said, "What, dear? I'm so sorry. I didn't hear you."
If yes, your hearing is likely... well... perfect.

 

[3db]

How old is your conservatory professor ? At age of 50 or so he'd be lucky to be able to hear 100 hz or so. I'm 37 and I already almost lost anything above 16 khz and below 80hz

I'm 53 and easily hear frequencies below 30 Hz... My top end hearing is sitting around 13.5 KHz which rolled off from 22KHz when I was in my early 20s. What you said is a contradiction of the university prof's hearing. If he found it unnaturally loud,then he's hearing the bass. I've heard of top end loss due to age but never the the lower end loss.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Now - lets get things straight - I can hear below 50hz or above 16khz, just not as good. With same level at which, say 1khz sounds loud enough, but 40 would barely audible.

Also if anyone is older than a teenager, to be able to hear 20 khz - I call it a horse manure, pardon for my french.

Also I do suspect I have some minor hearing loss.

 

[Adam]

...I call it a horse manure, sorry for my french

Not only is that not French, it's not even profane English.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Not only is that not French, it's not even profane English.

here's a word in french which I do know - merde, or more precisely - crottin de cheval

 

[Adam]

here's a word in french which I do know - merde, or more precisely - crottin de cheval

I need to find a bar of soap.

 

[3db]

Now - lets get things straight - I can hear below 50hz or above 16khz, just not as good. With same level at which, say 1khz sounds loud enough, but 40 would barely audible.

Yeah there's some curve with a hyphenated name that describes exactly what you are saying here but you made no reference to that in your original post.

Also if anyone is older than a teenager, to be able to hear 20 khz - I call it a horse manure, pardon for my french.

I was in my early twenties before I started losing the top end of my hearing. Up until that point, I was tested and heard 22KHz. That's no merd de cheval . I suspect my hearing loss was attributed to going to rock concerts without wearing hearing protection. Then the aging process took over.

Also I do suspect I have some minor hearing loss.

More than likely....due to the aging process.

 

[hyghwayman]

Nope, no upgrade needed for my SB13-Ultra, though a second would be sweet!

 

[Basshead81]

According to that chart I have enough sub for 120db playback in a 2400^3 room...the best part is I have 3 . I guess the only point for upgrading would be to chase sub 15hz frequencies at referenfe levels but I need a entirely different room to accomplish that.