How bad is your hearing?

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: djheater

Alright, I'll grant that these are not the actual frequencies listed, by virtue of the range of hardware, etc. Nonetheless we're testing discrepancies... I would wager it's likely that the young whippersnappers who can hear into the higher range would still be able to if we used identical equipment. So while this is not scientific, it's still an interesting inquiry, at least to me, which is why I posted it.

I'm not trying to attack or hijack your thread I just want to make it clear these are not qualifying sounds for hearing tests. Actually they're pretty bad. I have a whole room full of synthesizers and generators etc. and will be glad to post a link to any sound for the asking.

Originally posted by: djheater


If you're having trouble, you might try putting volume at 100% and if you're using headphones make sure you have both on.

WARNING WARNING WARNING!!!!!

Playing a note barely audible at high levels is very likely to destroy the high frequency drivers in your loudspeakers!!! ALWAYS start out with lower volume levels FIRST. Put on some Snoop or Godsmack to adjust your levels (and ears hehe) first.

 

[Dualist]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: Duality210
I can hear the 18.8kHz sound pretty well.

Age?

I'm 21.

 

[ForumMaster]

can here the 21.1 but not the last one. am 17. i'm not sure my speakers can output 22khz.

edit: HEY! MSDawn is correct! the 22.4 one is empty! i looked at it in nero and it is empty! what a ripoff!

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: djheater

Alright, I'll grant that these are not the actual frequencies listed, by virtue of the range of hardware, etc. Nonetheless we're testing discrepancies... I would wager it's likely that the young whippersnappers who can hear into the higher range would still be able to if we used identical equipment. So while this is not scientific, it's still an interesting inquiry, at least to me, which is why I posted it.

I'm not trying to attack or hijack your thread I just want to make it clear these are not qualifying sounds for hearing tests. Actually they're pretty bad. I have a whole room full of synthesizers and generators etc. and will be glad to post a link to any sound for the asking.

No, no, I really appreciate the information.

It's good to occasionally hear from people on here who actually know wtf they're talking about

 

[slightlyhuman]

how do i save them? i'm assuming i have to have quicktime pro?

 

[lokiju]

I can only hear up to 15.8kHz.

I'm 26 btw

 

[slightlyhuman]

i can hear 21 and i'm 21.

can't hear 22

 

[raildogg]

16.7 for me and it guessed my age right, or around my age.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: platinumike
theese things are driving my dog nuts.

:laugh: My cat was sleeping on the couch next to me and as soon as I played the first one, she jumped up and ran over here trying to figure out WTF was going on.

 

[NanoStuff]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
Those ringtones are pure garbage and the speakers most people use to playback will not reproduce the fundamental sinus tone correctly. Matter of fact, it *sounds* so low they turn up their volume so high what they *think* they're hearing is the fundamental is not! It's a subharmonic or other distortion.

The real test is to use a qualified tone generator and transducer capable of generating undistorted tones in excess of 100 kHz. Fortunately, most people don't have access to this type of equipment. :Q

Originally posted by: lyssword
i'm 20yr old, if I turn volume on 20- 50% in headphones I can clearly hear the 21.1khz, but there is no even clicking noise (at start and end) on 22.4, its likely my headphones cant even support such high fequency

You know why? That's a mute clip. It's all zeroes. There is nothing in there to hear.

Finally some wisdom out of a field of corn. The thread title should really be "how bad are your speakers", and even that's inaccurate.

Also it's not about 'how high you can hear' because it's relative to another frequency. Even a near-deaf guy will hear it fine if you turn it up loud enough. Highly unsystematic method. Furthermore, noise trauma hearing loss doesn't occur at the highest frequencies, so even people with significant hearing loss of this form could potentially hear 15kHz just fine.

Ok then, I'll let you all get back to whatever it is you're trying to accomplish

I can only hear up to 15.8kHz.

I'm 26 btw

Congratulations, that means your speakers don't suck like everyone else's.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I can hear the 21.1 one, but not the last one. I'm 22.

Ditto. I'll be 27 in November.

 

[SWScorch]

22 and I could hear up to 17.7

 

[KarmaPolice]

cant try it right now but i am scared. I have been going to a lot of clubs and concerts over this year..I think my ears have taken a beating. Should I be worried

 

[amdhunter]

LOL, 17KHz blends in perfectly with the ringing already in my ears... I can still hear 21.1 if I concentrate though.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice
cant try it right now but i am scared. I have been going to a lot of clubs and concerts over this year..I think my ears have taken a beating. Should I be worried

Not really, you're going to lose it sooner or later anyway.

 

[glugglug]

The speaker in my work PC does not produce the sounds above 10kHz -- the speaker simply can't move that fast I think. It is totally SILENT for those. It BARELY does the 8kHz.

Attaching the headphones from my iPod, I hear all the sounds loud up to 21.1kHz (although the higher tones are not as pure).

22.4kHz doesn't seem to work. I kind of suspect that is a limitation of the motherboard audio, will try it when I get home.

Having had tubes in my ears dozens of times growing up, my ear canals are narrower than normal, and I can hear dogwhistles, audio based motion sensors, and other things you aren't supposed to be able to, at age 33.

Edit:
Itunes graphic EQ shows me the 22.4kHz sample is ***SILENT***. I guess they didn't successfully create a wave that high frequency with only a 44kHz sample rate, or mp3 compression reduced it to NOTHING. Anyone who says they hear the 22.4 is lying.

 

[lyssword]

heh, ty MSdawn for uncovering 22.4khz mystery I had suspicion that it was empty since it wasnt showing any bars @ winamp

 

[T9D]

Most speakers and audio systems are only rated up to 20 khz. I'd imagine a lot of the cheap ones may even say they go that high but dont.

 

[T9D]

Also the last one is probably not empty. It's just that your media player isn't made to go that high either. It's in mp3 form too. mp3's are made to be compressed and not have as much range. I downloaded it and it's the same file size as the rest.

 

[undeclared]

I'm 21.

I could hear 17.7khz on my speakers, but 18.8khz on my headphones

 

[glugglug]

Originally posted by: tk109
Also the last one is probably not empty. It's just that your media player isn't made to go that high either. It's in mp3 form too. mp3's are made to be compressed and not have as much range. I downloaded it and it's the same file size as the rest.

BS.

The media player has no idea what frequency tones the file is going to generate, nor does it matter for playing it. It just decompresses the mp3s to 44kHz sampling rate waveforms and plays them. Even the 8kHz tone has a 44kHz sample rate. Pretty much ANY media player will handle this.

The file is empty.

 

[NanoStuff]

Anyone who says they hear the 22.4 is lying.

I don't think so. They can hear a sound when they attempt to play 22.4, but it's not going to be what they think it is. For that matter, it's going to be a similar issue with tones a few steps below 22.4 as well.

 

[funboy6942]

35
Logitech Z5500 speakers:
12K

Logitech Headphones:
14.9

 

[glugglug]

Interestingly, while the computer speaker does not play the sounds above 10kHz, my iPod headphones play them loud enough I don't need to be wearing them to hear it.

I can hear the 21kHz tone clearly with the headphones 10 feet away.

 

[Riverhound777]

16.7 is the highest I can hear and i can hear it easily so i'm thinking it might be my crappy speakers here at work. Age is 23.