Do you have golden ears?

ikoflexer · 29th December 2009, 05:33 AM

Test your hearing by following this link and let's see: how far up the frequency chart can you hear?

I tested myself with an e-mu 0404 usb and Sony MDR-V6 headphones. My wife can hear up to and including 18kHz, while I could hear the tone only to 16kHz.

Go to the following link to do the test:
High Frequency Response and Hearing Test

Or simply download this file and play it.

I'm also trying to post a poll with this post.

analog_sa · 29th December 2009, 05:55 AM

12kHz?! What kind of elitist poll is this? One of the most vocal cable/amplifier sceptics here once disclosed 8kHz if i am not mistaken.

ikoflexer · 29th December 2009, 06:17 AM

sorry, the max number of choices for a poll that the system allows is 10.

Richard Ellis · 29th December 2009, 06:45 AM

That just plain hurts at about 16K...brought up the volume to "compensate".............the sweep is confusing, a generator 'in-house' would get you an accurate reading.
I still can hear "noisy" Horizontal Oscillators.
__________________________________________________ ____Rick........

ikoflexer · 29th December 2009, 06:53 AM

Although I voted 16kHz, I can hear the modulated mosquito tone of 17.4kHzMosquito Tone Audibility Test

I agree the sweep is kind of confusing, and it goes really fast from one frequency to another.

Mooly · 29th December 2009, 07:08 AM

All these tests etc need to be done with calibrated levels etc,

try this
Equal loudness contours and audiometry - Test your own hearing

which is interesting, but again depends on the PC and sound card/headphones etc

Mooly · 29th December 2009, 07:13 AM

I use a lab generator and at just over the threshold of hearing can hear to around 10 or 11 khz, increasing the level slightly at this point ( just a few db) and that becomes 13 khz... increase a little more and that goes to around 15k.
Increasing from the threshold of hearing by 40db and I can "hear" to 18k
All that is with a pure sine wave...

You have to put numbers in, and use pure tones with no harmonics.

http://www.hsmc.co.uk/index.php?page...d-hearing-loss

planet10 · 29th December 2009, 07:36 AM

You should have named the thread, "who has bat ears". Golden ears has a lot more with discrimination than extension.

dave

Geek · 29th December 2009, 08:39 AM

So, if I can hear 12.4576259333KHz, do I vote 12 or 13?

In speakers, I can hear ~14KHz before a drop becomes noticeable (and rather steep

).

In headphones, it's closer to 18KHz, same SPL.

I'm sure there's a stupidly detailed explanation for it (no, I don't want to hear it

).

Cheers!

Dr.EM · 29th December 2009, 11:24 AM

Oops, I voted 16k from memory but took the test and began hearing the tone between 18k and 17k (just through my test speaker setup). Probably about 17.4k here then, "only" 22 years old though

View Poll Results: What's the highest frequency you can hear?
Up to 21kHz	21	8.30%
Up to 20kHz	13	5.14%
Up to 19kHz	21	8.30%
Up to 18kHz	38	15.02%
Up to 17kHz	35	13.83%
Up to 16kHz	45	17.79%
Up to 15kHz	28	11.07%
Up to 14kHz	23	9.09%
Up to 13kHz	10	3.95%
Up to 12kHz	19	7.51%
Voters: 253. You may not vote on this poll

29th December 2009, 05:33 AM	#1
ikoflexer diyAudio Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto	Do you have golden ears? Test your hearing by following this link and let's see: how far up the frequency chart can you hear? I tested myself with an e-mu 0404 usb and Sony MDR-V6 headphones. My wife can hear up to and including 18kHz, while I could hear the tone only to 16kHz. Go to the following link to do the test: High Frequency Response and Hearing Test Or simply download this file and play it. I'm also trying to post a poll with this post.

29th December 2009, 07:36 AM	#8
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	You should have named the thread, "who has bat ears". Golden ears has a lot more with discrimination than extension. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

29th December 2009, 11:24 AM	#10
Dr.EM diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Swindon	Oops, I voted 16k from memory but took the test and began hearing the tone between 18k and 17k (just through my test speaker setup). Probably about 17.4k here then, "only" 22 years old though __________________ My music page 3-Way system build thread

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29th December 2009, 05:55 AM	#2
analog_sa diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sofia	12kHz?! What kind of elitist poll is this? One of the most vocal cable/amplifier sceptics here once disclosed 8kHz if i am not mistaken.

29th December 2009, 06:17 AM	#3
ikoflexer diyAudio Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto	sorry, the max number of choices for a poll that the system allows is 10.

29th December 2009, 06:45 AM	#4
Richard Ellis diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mar del Plata, a BIG seasonal getaway city, can see the Ocean from our residence.	That just plain hurts at about 16K...brought up the volume to "compensate".............the sweep is confusing, a generator 'in-house' would get you an accurate reading. I still can hear "noisy" Horizontal Oscillators. __________________________________________________ ____Rick........

29th December 2009, 06:53 AM	#5
ikoflexer diyAudio Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto	Although I voted 16kHz, I can hear the modulated mosquito tone of 17.4kHzMosquito Tone Audibility Test I agree the sweep is kind of confusing, and it goes really fast from one frequency to another.

29th December 2009, 07:08 AM	#6
Mooly diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	All these tests etc need to be done with calibrated levels etc, try this Equal loudness contours and audiometry - Test your own hearing which is interesting, but again depends on the PC and sound card/headphones etc

29th December 2009, 07:13 AM	#7
Mooly diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	I use a lab generator and at just over the threshold of hearing can hear to around 10 or 11 khz, increasing the level slightly at this point ( just a few db) and that becomes 13 khz... increase a little more and that goes to around 15k. Increasing from the threshold of hearing by 40db and I can "hear" to 18k All that is with a pure sine wave... You have to put numbers in, and use pure tones with no harmonics. http://www.hsmc.co.uk/index.php?page...d-hearing-loss

29th December 2009, 08:39 AM	#9
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	So, if I can hear 12.4576259333KHz, do I vote 12 or 13? In speakers, I can hear ~14KHz before a drop becomes noticeable (and rather steep ). In headphones, it's closer to 18KHz, same SPL. I'm sure there's a stupidly detailed explanation for it (no, I don't want to hear it ). Cheers!

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