cliveb Wrote: > Well, I've not quite got to 50 (I'm 49), but this thread prompted me to > test myself, and I can still *just* make out 16.8kHz. I don't consider > myself to have especially wonderful hearing (my wife often complains > that I don't hear her :-).
This reminds me of a recent visit to the eye doctor. I've never worn glasses (I'm 30 now), but for the last year or so, I've felt like I can't make out far away signs as well as I have in the past, especially while driving. Well, the doctor said my vision was still 20/15, and he thought I was being kind of a perfectionist, but he wrote me a prescription. It definitely made a difference. Anyway, the point is that most people don't even realize their vision or hearing are getting worse, until it becomes a nuisance or bothersome to those around them. A funny thing happened at my work after I got the glasses, when I was talking to another guy who had never worn glasses. He said he didn't need them. Well, he put my new pair on, and immediately he does a Joey Lawrence-Blossom era "Whoa", and goes on to tell me how much a difference it actually makes. Maybe audiophiles are also "perfectionists" when it comes to hearing, as well. -- ezkcdude SB3->Derek Shek TDA1543/CS8412 NOS DAC->MIT Terminator 2 interconnects->Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators (RCA-direct)->Parasound Halo A23 125W/ch amplifier->Speltz anti-cables->DIY 2-ways + Dayton Titanic 10" subwoofer He's not hi-fi, he's my stereo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ezkcdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24693 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
