KVR Audio

Darksynth FX · Post by **Darksynth FX** » Sat Feb 11, 2017 6:26 am

Don't know if a similiar thread already exists but I would be interested in how high in the frequency spectrum you people are able to hear.

Make sure to turn the volume down on your headphones or speakers and gradually turn them up to a safe level!

http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can ... ring-test/

Please post your age and the last frequency you can clearly hear (the tone, not some clicking etc.):

Me:

Age: 38
Frequency: 14 kHz
Edit: Hearing the 15 kHz when I turn the volume slightly louder.

RichieWitch · Post by **RichieWitch** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:15 pm

Go look at the manufacturer's specs of the headphones or speakers you're using. You can't hear anything beyond what your equipment can produce. For speakers, the acoustics of the room can also play a factor. You're not testing your hearing. Sorry.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:23 pm

WHAT?

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:33 pm

RichieWitch wrote:Go look at the manufacturer's specs of the headphones or speakers you're using. You can't hear anything beyond what your equipment can produce. For speakers, the acoustics of the room can also play a factor. You're not testing your hearing. Sorry.

Well... considering that most hi-fi headphones have a supposed range from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, you should at least be able to test your hearing well within the audible range, unless the headphones totally mess up of course. Of course, i would recommend to do that on laptop speakers, because those most likely won't be able to get up high in frequency. I also wonder what those 21 and 22 kHz tests are supposed to do. Only kids with VERY good hearing should be able to hear those, if even.

mellotronaut · Post by **mellotronaut** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:36 pm

age 53 up to 20 Khz on some cheap Sennheiser headphones

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:38 pm

mellotronaut wrote:age 53 up to 20 Khz on some cheap Sennheiser headphones

Hm, outstanding.

Don't think i can hear higher than 15 kHz or something, aged 39. At least not, if i don't blast the volume up to max, which would kind of defeat the purpose of such a test.

mellotronaut · Post by **mellotronaut** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:41 pm

now i understand, why some noises are so unbearable to me

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:44 pm

Not sure if my tinnitus wouldn't mask the signal tones at some point... it's somehow gotten better the last years though, at least i don't hear it so prominent anymore.

Harry_HH · Post by **Harry_HH** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:14 pm

High frequencies are of course one - and not even most important for music pros/enthusiastics aspect in the "good hearing".

Most annoying/even fatal are "bumps" in much lower, e.g. in the upper midrange, somewhere between 2000-4000 Hz.

Of course the grasshopperg rubbing hind legs noice up to 35 kHz is sometimes nice to hear, too.

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:21 pm

Hmm the page doesn't work for me with windows 10 edge browser. Anyway,
I can hear 8-21k with my cheap Logitech pc speakers. I didn't try any headphones.

age 47

*My hearing has always been exceptional, my eyesight not so much...

Chris-S · Post by **Chris-S** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:22 pm

50, 10.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:31 pm

Chris-S wrote:50, 10.

I would think that is about normal.

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:36 pm

There was this one Episode of "Doctor Who" from Series 5, Episode 2 - "The Beast below"... it had a couple of scenes in a "vocal booth" (that's what they called it") with old "CRT monitors" and they hummed and "whistled". I think it was supposed to be a subtle audio effect of a "line transformator", but I could hear EVERYHING... really annoying after a couple of seconds. Could barely stand watching that episode.

I'm in my mid/late 30ies.

And I could always hear what others couldn't. So I'd say I can definitely hear a tad more than 15kHz...

Hearing Test