[78-L] A doubt about EQ curves

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I am not aware of having suffered any hearing loss.

(Yes, I know, someone will respond "what?")

joe salerno


On 10/15/2011 6:22 AM, Kristjan Saag wrote:
> Doug Pomeroy wrote:
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>   >  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
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Joe Salerno