am i normal? i have noticed for some time that i hear top octave frequencies muted when i have my speakers setup in a standard stereo triangle, but when i rearange the speakers so they stand much wider, so they are positionend more to the my sides then in front of me, then i hear the missing top octave again, is it possible to have hearing loss that is angle depentent for incomming frequencies?
for pure tonality i could stay with this very wide angle setup but the stereo phantom image suffers badly.
i have also tried with some reflectors slightly behind and above my head in listening position which gives back some air and atmospheric to the music, but maybe i need a hi end solution like a hearing aid? or do i need to re-configure my listening room?
for pure tonality i could stay with this very wide angle setup but the stereo phantom image suffers badly.
i have also tried with some reflectors slightly behind and above my head in listening position which gives back some air and atmospheric to the music, but maybe i need a hi end solution like a hearing aid? or do i need to re-configure my listening room?
There is a phenomena called interference and difraction. They depend on relative phases of both signals and add vectorially so in some places, the sum may be null for certain frequencies.
You should have a thorough hearing exam. Could be first signs of something serious or could be nothing.
yes i believe it might be age related and the old trick with cupped hands behind the ears also brings back the highs, but this is not so elegant solution, is it possible to something to my room to fix this or must i get an equalizer to simply boost the top?
That's normal. See what Osvaldo posted above.
You could still position the speakers in a triangle config; just move your listening position a bit backwards/forwards.
You could still position the speakers in a triangle config; just move your listening position a bit backwards/forwards.
it seems a lot is going on here, like my room and speaker setup and my hearing. i ran some self tests and my hearing seems to fall of rapidly above 14k. and by playing single sine tones it is obvious that there is some interferencies and cancelations going on for high frequencies, at some frequencies the cancelation is total and small head adjustments brings the tone back at the expense of another frequency, maybe the stereo triangle is flawed? playing pink noise do tell that i need more sound comming from the back of the room, by having i reflector behind me do help some, but i think i also need more sound comming in from my sides. i want more to be in a sound bubble then to listen to music from a far. i wonder how those rooms filled with diffaction panels only sounds like, maybe sonic heaven?