[soundstige]

Shouldn't you be quoting the other person?
 
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that's b/s dude. no matter what age no one can hear 21khz. the human ear limitation is 20khz, there was tests showing one can perceive the sound pressure of radio frequencies and feel it in the ear but you will not hear anything at all. if you do you need to fix the gear you have and check for any type of harmonic distortion that's taking place unless of course that's how you like the sound of course(especially for tubes since they purposely sometimes give off harmonic distortion to make the sound more pleasing) or can be the plugins used in your media player or web browser causing the harmonic distortion(not indicating yours or anyones gear of course. just saying.)
also age does not really mean anything either cause i know kids half my age that can barely hear up to 15khz and that's horrible

 

 

[KimChee]

I definately have tinnitus and hearing loss, due to listening to loud music, going to over 100 concerts, and playing in bands...

 

[nikp]

I go to concerts probably 2 - 3 times in a lifetime and am not a fan of loud music. But I have that small ringing in my ears. =/

 

[Graphicism]

This is normal. You're hearing the blood coursing through your veins. No such thing as an absolute silence.

 

[kiteki]

 
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I go to concerts probably 2 - 3 times in a lifetime [/]

I thought you were a concert performer, and you know, percussionist, pianist, violinist and music tutor, like it says on your profile.
 

 

[nikp]

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I thought you were a concert performer, and you know, percussionist, pianist, violinist and music tutor, like it says on your profile.
 

Yeah, but it's not THAT loud. There's a huge difference between classical performances and rock/pop concerts.
 

 

[wind016]

 
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Did you get that 21kHz test done at an audiologist's or ear doctor's? If you tested that on a computer, you're probably hearing harmonic artefacts introduced by the compression. Simply being a human, it's not likely that you can hear that high of a frequency unless you're under 14 years old or so.
 


 

21 is the limit of hearing anything on some file played online with some voice talking at low speaking volume. Of course it's not professionally done but I can hear 20 well and 19 easily. I don't even think audiologists test frequencies that high. Maybe I was just hearing distortion, but I definitely do not have hearing loss. A low hiss is normal, but if you still hear it even with background noise like a computer fan humming, it might be either temporary tinnitus from listening to something loud previously or permanent tinnitus.

 

[Wapiti]

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 I don't even think audiologists test frequencies that high.

 
Hearing is typical tested to 8kHz.

 

[brokenthumb]

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Nonsense.  If anything, music recorded with little dynamic range makes it easier to keep the volume within fixed limits.  There won't be any surprises where it gets loud without warning.
 
Just turn the volume down.  Music playback is never any louder than the volume the listener chooses to listen.
 
 

Music shouldn't get loud without warning though.  I'm all for the "at least -14 dB standard for music".  These albums with -6 dB and less are getting out of hand.  Thankfully though I've all but stopped listening to these loud albums and tend to seek out properly mastered cd's or vinyl.
 

 

[wind016]

 
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Music shouldn't get loud without warning though.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ftrysaMHU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
 
 

 

[brokenthumb]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ftrysaMHU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
 
 

That is fine when a song goes from low to high, I love that!  Great dynamic range like it should be.  It's when the whole song is nothing but loud, that is what I don't like.  ie: Death Magnetic

 

[nikp]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ftrysaMHU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
 
 

 
I jumped out out of my seat at around 35 seconds into the song. Especially when I crank up the volume to hear the softer tones more clearly. 
 
 

 

[brokenthumb]

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I jumped out out of my seat at around 35 seconds into the song. Especially when I crank up the volume to hear the softer tones more clearly. 
 
 

Yeah, I love that effect!  Like it should be. 

   If it had been compressed with no dynamic range the soft sound would be about the same as the loud sound and all the emotion would be drained from the recording.

 

[wind016]

That Joseph is a sneaky person with his dynamics. XP

 

[Deathdeisel]

I actually was wondering about this as well. Im going to an audioologist very soon to get tested. As of late its gotten worse, to the point of where its overthrowing music and tvs. Im hoping theres a quick cure, considering im only 18, and have only ever gone to 2 concerts, ive shot guns before, guns that i should have had earing protection before, but i would think that i shouldnt have this bad of ringing. It also gets worse when listening to music, which is really starting to depress me.