Tyrion Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 http://www.ochenk.com/entry.php?id=63 Scroll a bit down to the samples. Pretty much, it's a bunch of high-pitched tones that are testing the limit of human hearing. For instance, it goes from 10,000khz to 25,000khz: The highest an average person can hear is about 20,000khz or so when they're young, and it decreases the older you get. So it's a fairly good basis to test how well your ear holds up. Now, the thing that scares me is that so far I can only hear up to about 15,000khz; that's about what 40 year olds hear, and I'm only 15. While that's still well out of bounds for daily life(for instance, I can still hear the highest note on a piano quite well) it's a bit discomforting. I don't listen to music very loudly at all: I have my m-audio fast track and music play at full volume, but I keep the windows master audio at around 5%(also, I have some pretty high impedence headphones: Sennheiser HD-555). Even odder, I still have some sensitive hearing comparing to most of my friends as I still play my music much softer than them. I'm of the idea right now that it's mostly due to genetics that I can't hear high frequencies, rather than my ears going deaf. Am I correct in that assumption?
TiE23 Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 Arrg. You ever hear the TV buzz? God I hate that sound. Edit: I could hear 18k with high volume, 17k with normal volume. Also, 50 sounds really funny with it turned up.
jon_hill987 Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 Dunno, see a doctor if you are woried. I will say this though; having a cold (even a slight one) can seriously effect the results of a test like that. I am 21 and the last hearing test I had showed I had the hearing of the average 60 year old. that is because of ear infections I had as a kid (which then caused a growth called a cloestiatoma *sp? which had to be cut out.) it is alright as long as people look at me when they are talking though.
TSR Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 they made the sound of a lightsaber by running a microphone over a tv. so no complaining TiE.
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 My headphones only support frequencies of 20-20,000 kHz, so I was kind of limited by my headphones. I checked the maximum frequency for yours though, unfortunately, it's 28,000 kHz.
Tyrion Posted June 23, 2006 Author Posted June 23, 2006 My headphones only support frequencies of 20-20,000 kHz, so I was kind of limited by my headphones. I checked the maximum frequency for yours though, unfortunately, it's 28,000 kHz. Yeah, I know, it isn't looking good for me. I'll make sure to check in a few weeks or something, as for me my hearing changes from day to day. But I'm also not feeling sick, so it's not quite that. I do remember having an ear infection when I was a child, though...
Dagobahn Eagle Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 Arrg. You ever hear the TV buzz? God I hate that sound. I hear it. Really, really, really light.
Sigundr Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 I can hear the computer humming so i can tell if it's on or not. I can also tell if a TV is on or not. Like you Tie.
Jeff Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 I could barely hear 19,000, so I guess I'm a little below average. Probably from the loud music in the headphones.
Writer Posted June 24, 2006 Posted June 24, 2006 Below average here... could hear 16,000, but nothing above that and I just turned 20 a little more than a week ago.
Dath Maximus Posted June 24, 2006 Posted June 24, 2006 I could hear the 25,000 at normal volume, no one else in the house could
Samnmax221 Posted June 24, 2006 Posted June 24, 2006 I can hear the computer humming so i can tell if it's on or not. I can also tell if a TV is on or not. Like you Tie. Thats your fan, most people can hear that. 21,000 but could barely hear it
Tyrion Posted June 24, 2006 Author Posted June 24, 2006 I could hear the 25,000 at normal volume, no one else in the house could Great, now Dath is going to stalk me using high pitched bat squeals that I can't hear.
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted June 24, 2006 Posted June 24, 2006 I could hear the 25,000 at normal volume, no one else in the house couldMy headphones max out at 20,000 kHz, I could hear 20,000 kHz perfectly though.
Tyrion Posted June 24, 2006 Author Posted June 24, 2006 The fan isn't a particularily high frequency Unless you have it at around Mach 10.
Dath Maximus Posted June 24, 2006 Posted June 24, 2006 Great, now Dath is going to stalk me using high pitched bat squeals that I can't hear. Pretty much yeah. It's what I do.
Commander Obi-Wan Posted June 24, 2006 Posted June 24, 2006 17,000 kHz - 19,000kHz That's below average. Oh noes!
Nalukai Posted June 24, 2006 Posted June 24, 2006 I'm 32 and heard 19000, but heard all up to 25000 right when they started for a split second, but then it was silent. Then again, I am not using headphones and the speakers are 2 feet away from me. Will test headphones later. Then again I can hear ppl whispering in the office behind the line at work underneath the vent-a-hoods. Thats like a requirment of being a chef to see wtf ppl are saying all the time is to have a keen sense of hearing. EDIT: heard 23000 clear on max cpu volume and 100 percent winamp volume from speakers. heard 24000 and 25000 clear with headphones.
Samnmax221 Posted June 24, 2006 Posted June 24, 2006 Unless you have it at around Mach 10. Only for a moment, you'll hear a sonic boom, and you'll never see your computer again.
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