So you think you have golden ears... HAH!

[PenDragon]

She's got an awesome set of ears obviously, what model are they? ^^ The closest one will ever get to that is by visiting Lucy in the Sky.

 

[UtzY]

This kind of people should work in headphones or speakers industry.

 

[Sovkiller]

Amazing story Al, she for sure will be a really interesting person to meet, I'm overly interested in persons with extra sensorial development, they seem to be more fun than us, and more practical in most of the cases...

With all due respect and not trying to take her as a guinea pig now, but have you ever think in conducting a test with her using diferent cables to see what she is able to notice and explain about the differences in sound, it will be really interesting to know which sound more natural for her, and which are the main diferences she is able to hear, given that she with no doubts has what we could consider trully golden ears ...

 

[xnothingpoetic]

Think of it as your headphones have good resolution.


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Originally Posted by UtzY /img/forum/go_quote.gif This kind of people should work in headphones or speakers industry.

I disagree. People with hearing like that should be at the source- in the recording studio. That way no crap gets out.

 

[MD1032]

Awesome story! It's amazing how the other senses will magnify when one is lost.

I remember being in a particular situation once (which I can't divulge the details of) where I was blinded (blindfolded, rather) for a very extended period of time. It was a very interesting experience. At first, I felt myself going numb, but after a while I began to see interesting patterns in my vision (that didn't actually exist) and my sense of smell and hearing became really heightened. I could "smell" what kind of ground surface I was walking on or near and I could hear approximately where certain things were, such as stairs, which was the easiest one. I can imagine after a while of being blind that we would all learn to adapt in such a way. I can only imagine how good my headphones would sound if I was blind, but I obviously need my sight.

 

[nikongod]

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Originally Posted by Chrispy /img/forum/go_quote.gif YouTube - Extraordinary People - The boy who sees without eyes [1/5] Ben Underwood is a kid who had the same form of cancer. He can use echolocation with such accuracy that he can shoot a basketball into a hoop, ride a bike, and use rollerblades, although there is one seen in the video (there are 5 linked through this) where he miss hears a still car and hits it.

i remember seeing that a few weeks ago (months?) here and have tried some experiments on myself based on it. there is a long hallway where i work and i try to gauge my location in it with sound. i can get about 10ft from the end before i loose the ability to gauge the distance to the wall. i am also somewhat afraid of walking into the wall at the end of the hall. i have no doubt that this will happen when the owner of the company is walking behind me. after a few dozen trys (pretty much every time i walk down the hallway) i have never veered sideways into the side-wall.

i have only tried clicking with my tongue, not snapping my fingers. i will try that tomorrow if my hands are free.

if you offered 99.9995% of blind people the option of seeing properly (even with coke-bottle thick glasses) in exchange for their hearing you would not have time to blink before they took it.

 

[Klisk]

Wowowow, that story is really interesting/impressive. I'll never believe someone the next time they say they have amazing hearing. Well, unless they're blind, perhaps. Haha.

 

[greydragon]

Sweet girlfriend there Al and a good read. Makes you wonder that all those high-end headphones/amps/sources can only reproduce 'realistic' sound to a point of losing enjoyment of the music, and fall victim to just the accuracy.

I think your girlfriend has it right: just learn to have the most 'fun' out of what you have, and stop striving for the best all the time.

 

[rwest1389]

after relying on her ability to study detail all day, I don't blame her for not wanting headphones/speakers that are meant to portray detail instead of fun.

amazing story

 

[krmathis]

Great story!

Blind people certainly have improved hearing compared to us seeing people. We obviously improve the sense(s) we use the most.

I have first hand knowledge as well, since my younger sister are blind.

 

[pageman99]

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Originally Posted by Sovkiller /img/forum/go_quote.gif ... With all due respect and not trying to take her as a guinea pig now, but have you ever think in conducting a test with her using diferent cables to see what she is able to notice and explain about the differences in sound, it will be really interesting to know which sound more natural for her, and which are the main diferences she is able to hear, given that she with no doubts has what we could consider trully golden ears ...

Oh no, I ain't going there, NO WAY!

 

[pageman99]

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Originally Posted by nikongod /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...if you offered 99.9995% of blind people the option of seeing properly (even with coke-bottle thick glasses) in exchange for their hearing you would not have time to blink before they took it.

Nah, that's not at all true. I don't know what the percentage would be, but I guarantee you it'd be much, much lower.

Handicapped cultures (blind and deaf) are way different than "normals" imagine.

 

[TopPop]

That is absolutely incredible!

Not to be cliché, or anything, but it's easier in such a light to see that her life situation is a gift and certainly not a handicap!

Wow. What are the rest of us missing out on by taking for granted the natural abilities that we do have?

 

[pageman99]

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Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Great story! Blind people certainly have improved hearing compared to us seeing people. We obviously improve the sense(s) we use the most. I have first hand knowledge as well, since my younger sister are blind.

And I have an older brother and sister who are deaf. Guess I was used to people who are "different", so I really never think of the GF as being blind.

And if I did, she'd probably pitch me right out the door.

No, I should say, I'm always aware of her blindness, but it's so natural/normal, not out of the ordinary to me, I don't really think about it.

BTW, about details/accuracy vs fun. I'll have to ask her. But I would imagine she would say you're talking about listening to "sounds" vs listening to the "music".

Big difference. I think when I first posted about my big rig, I said that it wouldn't let me listen to the hardware, it was so real, I always got sucked into the music and forgot to analyze the performance part.

To me that's what folks should be searching for when they buy equipment.

 

[pageman99]

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Originally Posted by PenDragon /img/forum/go_quote.gif She's got an awesome set of ears obviously, what model are they? ^^ The closest one will ever get to that is by visiting Lucy in the Sky.

Luckily the model is cute. And as far as Lucy, she was cute too, but we grew apart after college. LOL