Does treble response beyond my hearing matter?


Been thinking about getting my hearing checked. Used to get it checked annually when I was in the Air Force, but that been a couple of decades ago.

Thinking about making some changes in my system so when looking at speakers, does treble response beyond my hearing matter?
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If the specs look good up to the limit of your hearing, you are probably in pretty good shape, no matter what might be measured beyond.

When I was young, I could hear test tones up to 20khz. Now, at 54, only up to about 12-14 or so. That's typical of how our ears age.

It can be a good thing though. By design, not much music occurs in the upper ranges of human hearing, but a lot of noise and distortions can. So not being able to hear up there can be a blessing. I find most music a lot less fatiguing these days than I did in my youth.