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Have you tried matching a stereo to your hearing?

Have you ever had a hearing test done to determine your actual hearing curve? It is my understanding that the average human hearing range is essentially an arc that tails off at high and low frequencies, but isn't necessarily a smooth line. It might be possible to tune a system to compensate for dips or peaks in ones personal hearing. It might sound terrible to everyone else, but perfect for you.

Has anyone ever tried or thought about this concept? I wonder how similar the hearing curve is for people that commonly enjoy a particular system above all else.

Mceljo (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

08-10-10

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08-10-10 The "perception curve" is more difficult. we hear ... Ballan

08-10-10 Mceljo - speaker might have perfect frequency characteristic ... Kijanki

08-10-10 Unless the hearing change in one's ears was a sudden change, ... Elizabeth

08-10-10 Elizabeth, with all due respect, i beg to differ. don't many ... Unsound

08-10-10 I suspect a problem with doing it, assuming an sensitive eno ... Mceljo

08-10-10 Considering how poorly some of today's pop recordings are ma ... Unsound

08-11-10 If it was a wanted thing it would be being done, wouldn't it ... Elizabeth

08-11-10 Personally i think everyone does without knowing that's what ... Xti16

08-11-10 Or, one could lower the sound of the frequencies that are h ... Unsound

08-11-10 Go for it. the easiest way would be a digital eq box like a ... Elizabeth

08-11-10 The natural sound of things is our reference. our natural he ... Ojgalli

08-11-10 I believe you are simply describing how each and allmost eve ... Oakleys

08-11-10: Jgiacalo
There was a study a few years back in a Japanese journal of physiology that documented that although the accepted upper limit for human hearing is 20KHz (although most of us come no where near hearing that high up), the human brain actually responds to signals up to 45K. Although not 'heard' in the traditional sense, there was increased blood flow and cellular activity in the auditory lobe. When these ultra high frequencies were present in audible music the music was perceived and reported as more pleasurable/enjoyable.
Jgiacalo (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

08-11-10 Having been hearing impaired since birth, i have a lot of ex ... Buconero117

08-11-10 I think that three different things are being talked about h ... Almarg

08-11-10 Al - i wouldn't have come up with the fletcher-munson effect ... Mceljo

08-11-10 Bad idea in my opinion.with the system equalized to your hea ... Hifihvn

08-11-10 But what about other factors...such as the mood we are in wh ... Oakleys

08-11-10 is it possible this might correlate with some of your positi ... Tvad

08-11-10 Mceljo, your option (4) is expressed a little differently th ... Almarg

08-11-10 Elizabeth said, 08-11-10: elizabeth "if it was a wanted ... Acoustat6

08-11-10 I would imagine that, though such compensation might best be ... Unsound

08-11-10 ding! ding! ding! prize for the simple, and obvious solutio ... Tvad

08-11-10 I try to have my stereo match my curtains Somec59

08-11-10 Interesting posts. another factor that has not been mention ... Learsfool

08-11-10 As a point of clarification, i'm not suggesting large scale ... Mceljo

08-12-10 It has been done. and discarded. tone controls. tone control ... Elizabeth

08-12-10 Elizabeth - recording deficiencies are usually more complex ... Kijanki

08-14-10 With or without the help of an audiologist, isn't this what ... Cyclonicman

08-15-10 On further note, wouldn't your listening room have to be par ... Cyclonicman

08-15-10 I would say yes. i'm thinking an audyssey type project wher ... Mceljo

08-15-10 How about an equalizer? Cyclonicman

08-17-10 this is exactly how i tune my system!!! Srwooten