[78-L] A doubt about EQ curves

[Kristjan Saag]

Doug Pomeroy wrote:

 > Don't be afraid to use your ears!

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Many of us who work with audio restauration or audio distribution in one 
way or another are close to or above the age level when progressive 
hearing loss sets in. 30 to 35 percent of adults between the ages of 65 
and 75 have some hearing loss, usually affecting higher frequencies.
Logically we should be less susceptible to surface noise than colleagues 
and listeners 30-40 years younger - and be tempted to set the low-pass 
filter higher than a 30 year old.
As long as our audience is our age there's no problem: the listeners 
hear what we hear and are happy with that. But what about younger 
audiences? And our younger colleagues? Could it be that the age factor 
is involved in some of those "insensitive" transfers that we complain 
about every now and then? And what about our own changes in hearing? Has 
anyone of you thought of "compensating" for the increasing difficulty to 
hear higher frequencies when doing restauration work?
I'm curious to know.
Kristjan