Has anyone of you ever gotten his/her hearing measured and then equalized their system to flatten their ears' response curve? How did the outcome "feel"?
If I wanted to do that what would be the most appropriate way to measure? Get it done by an ear doctor through headphones? Would that be applicable to my hearing in a room without enclosed ears?
Thank you for your input.
If I wanted to do that what would be the most appropriate way to measure? Get it done by an ear doctor through headphones? Would that be applicable to my hearing in a room without enclosed ears?
Thank you for your input.
There have been other threads on this topic, though I can not remember what they were called. I have done this EQ and some others here have too, IIRC. I thought it sounded awful. 😀
I've also EQed to the cancel the equal loudness curve and it sounds horrible to me.
Your mention of enclosed ears is part of the reason, but maybe not the main one. You really should try it, you will definitely learn something.
I've also EQed to the cancel the equal loudness curve and it sounds horrible to me.
Your mention of enclosed ears is part of the reason, but maybe not the main one. You really should try it, you will definitely learn something.
Just idle thought, if you set up your system to be "flat" in itself, then it hopefully presents to your ears the same sound as was recorded. In other words your ears tell you the same thing they would in person. I would think it highly unnatural to hear anything familiar EQed to reverse curve of your hearing.
http://www.davidgriesinger.com/ FWIW -
"Our SonicFocus apps use alternating third-octave noise bands that allow a user to find their equal loudness profile from a frequency flat frontal loudspeaker. The test is then repeated with a pair of headphones or earbuds. The app uses this data to find the equalization for the earphone that produces the identical timbre at their eardrum from the earphone that they get from a frontal source. The result is accurate timbre and frontal localization without head tracking. The test also provides some compensation for minor degrees of hearing loss. The difference in image and timbre with our equalization is startling. It must be heard!
In October 2019 we demonstrated our AAX plug-in for equalizing headphones at the AES convention in New York City. Many people were able to try the app, and the result was always – “This is fabulous, how can I get it.” One visitor who had hearing aids asked if the app would still work. I said take out the aids and try the app without them. He was ecstatic. “I can mix again with this!” "
"Our SonicFocus apps use alternating third-octave noise bands that allow a user to find their equal loudness profile from a frequency flat frontal loudspeaker. The test is then repeated with a pair of headphones or earbuds. The app uses this data to find the equalization for the earphone that produces the identical timbre at their eardrum from the earphone that they get from a frontal source. The result is accurate timbre and frontal localization without head tracking. The test also provides some compensation for minor degrees of hearing loss. The difference in image and timbre with our equalization is startling. It must be heard!
In October 2019 we demonstrated our AAX plug-in for equalizing headphones at the AES convention in New York City. Many people were able to try the app, and the result was always – “This is fabulous, how can I get it.” One visitor who had hearing aids asked if the app would still work. I said take out the aids and try the app without them. He was ecstatic. “I can mix again with this!” "
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Imagine you listen to some natural sound scene, like a symphonic orchestra. Your ears convey this sound to your brain. Do you feel it unnatural? Bass boosted? Treble missing? You don't. Let's call it a reference "flat" spectral balance. Now reproduce the same event on your stereo system that is equalized ~flat at your listening position, using a measuring microphone and perhaps a DSP room equalizer. You will sense the same spectral balance as at the original sound scene. Supposing the same volume, of course.
It depends 🙂 Ears can have quite large dips etc and differ, to "correct" you could end up using large amounts of EQ which would cause other problems. Hearing aids help with speech recognition, not so much with music, the needs aren't the same and you largely adapt anyway