Then there is who is designing your gear are they older with natural hearing loss or younger with much of their hearing still intact. that's something I've always wondered as many of our more famous designers are well past retirement age so their hearing is in question IMO. lets take for example a person reviewing some gear, what's that persons age ?do they have hearing loss ? that makes a huge difference in what they hear and what they report. lets not even get into environmental influences.
Someone with hearing loss in one area may report other areas next to those frequencies as elevated.
Do you honestly think an elderly male is going to be able to hear much above 15k (if that) so how do they know if the treble is extended or not? or harsh or not?
I'm 54 i know from testing that I have a slight loss at around 5-6khz in my left ear do I notice this when listening of course not my brain fills it in (probably not actually correct but that's our brains).
Moral of the story we all hear differently so finding a designer with similar tastes and hearing is essential to our enjoyment. So get out there get your hearing tested correctly (not the push the button when you hear a tone test that's not accurate enough) find out were your lacking and use that information to help you select equipment.
Glen
Someone with hearing loss in one area may report other areas next to those frequencies as elevated.
Do you honestly think an elderly male is going to be able to hear much above 15k (if that) so how do they know if the treble is extended or not? or harsh or not?
I'm 54 i know from testing that I have a slight loss at around 5-6khz in my left ear do I notice this when listening of course not my brain fills it in (probably not actually correct but that's our brains).
Moral of the story we all hear differently so finding a designer with similar tastes and hearing is essential to our enjoyment. So get out there get your hearing tested correctly (not the push the button when you hear a tone test that's not accurate enough) find out were your lacking and use that information to help you select equipment.
Glen