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a bit dissapointed that they only go up to 16k? Admit I can't hear a whole lot past 10k at my age. But I do notice that systems/heaphones which do get to 20k or past it, reveal more texture of the sound. Where ones that stop at 14-16k seem to sound fine but have less, I dont know how to call it, grain?
CalaverasgrandeI think 16K is just the end of their reference spec for the response. Most headphones will mimic the human ear response and taper highly past 10K. Their measured behavior above 10K is good (https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/EtymoticER4SR.pdf , same 16K spec just 92% adherence in the ER4). If anything Ety's might generally be considered a bit bright and detailed (hence introducing the bassier XR variants this current gen). . . the ER4-B isn't even tapered for the loudspeaker mastering in redbook (it's made for pure binaural recordings). Indeed, if you delve into audio research into the upper extents of human hearing, you will likely come across the usage of medical grade balanced armature probes made by Etymotic that are used to generate high frequency in canal coupling. These consumer phones are largely a byproduct of their medical business funnily enough. TLDR: These are highly accurate to the known thresholds of human hearing - which they helped chart ;)
PaulNS
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Jun 1, 2019
CalaverasgrandeI can’t hear above 16k. Period. Just wait a few years :) I suppose there could technically be performance margins hiding in the figures. The useless “10-100k” electrostatic specs make me shake my head.. sales oil as anything above 20k was never relevant, and now, 16k for me..
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