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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2011 at 14:51
I'm watching X Factor. I don't want to hear the high notes
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2011 at 14:37
It's good enough for me. I don't care much about high sounds.

I remember scoring quite well on a hearing test in high school (without cheating much).


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2011 at 14:18
then thats good? Big smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2011 at 14:15
I barely heard the 18kHz (on the second listen). (24)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2011 at 13:53
I wonder if this has anything to do with it

http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/

I can hear as high as 17kHz. I cannot really hear 18kHz. I hope that's normal for someone my age (23)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2011 at 10:56
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2011 at 10:46
I am usually in the driver's seat. The high notes seem to be easier to hear when the volume is not so loud

I would say I'm still young, Im only 23. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2011 at 10:08
I've got some similar problems and i think it's because i got older, it's obvious, i don't hear trebles the way i was used to do when i was younger...But maybe you're still young Embarrassed
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2011 at 09:55
I wish I couldn't.  Are you sure it's not just heavy panning?  Because that would explain why you hear it on headphones but not in your car.  I often notice poor dynamics as a result of the fact that, like everybody else, I'm sitting in the driver seat and not in the center of the sound system.

Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell?
I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2011 at 09:39
I can hear crickets just fine. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2011 at 06:31
Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Can you still hear the sound of crickets (in your car or elsewhere)?
It doesn't sound very high pitched, but I've heard it's one of the first sounds you stop hearing when your hearing gets worse.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2011 at 06:08
Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Can you still hear the sound of crickets (in your car or elsewhere)?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2011 at 03:27
Can you still hear the sound of crickets (in your car or elsewhere)?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2011 at 21:02
I worried about losing my hearing almost 2 years ago, so I always try to listen at 'safe' levels.
The mid and low ends of the music sound perfectly fine. High ends sound good up until really high notes come in, and this is usually from a guitar or singer. Keyboard and horns making high notes usually sound fine, I think.

I mean, I know when you get older, it becomes harder to hear higher pitched sounds, but c'mon.

It could be the iPod, I don't like carrying around CDs in my car for fear of damage, and for convenience. I will bring my CDs and iPod and compare; maybe try and see if there is a big difference. But I listen to my iPod through the speakers in my room, and it's usually not as bad.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2011 at 20:53
It could be your hearing going Wink

Just a bass/mid/treble EQ doesn't do anything justice though. And if it's on your iPod, that further compresses the files anyway, which usually cuts off the very top frequencies for compression purposes. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2011 at 20:48
Well they're CDs that are put onto my iPod, which is how I play most of my music. The problem seems to happen in my car most of the time, and yes, it's usually with more recent albums (Dream Theater, The Mars Volta, etc...).

In my car, the settings are-

bass - 1
mid - 2
treble - 2
The ranges can go from -6 to 6.

Sometimes I adjust the 'loudness' level depending on the band.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2011 at 12:16
I assume you are listeneing to a CD. For CD's since most newer CD's have that over compressed shrill on the high end.....my car system I have it all at much less than flat in a Custom Setting.
At home I have an EQ which I keep the 2K and higher sliders at 0 (flat).......but I do play with the sound a lot at home to try and remove that shrill.
Maybe that is why you are not hearing the high notes??
 
Not sure this helps my friend.....Confused
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2011 at 10:20
During a song, a (usually guitar) solo comes in, and during some higher notes played, I can't hear it quite well as the rest of the music. This doesn't happen when I listen on headphones, only on my speakers or in the car.

Does anyone know the proper settings to adjust to be able to hear the higher notes? (ex. bass / mid / treble / SL / Loudness). Thanks.
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