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Whitedragem
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Nov 26, 2020
The hearing range that you ‘have left’ isn’t as bad as you might think; my favorite audio opinions come from the Hans Beekhuyzen Project/channel. He has quite a few youtube vids up and some debunking myths. I have heard him give explanation with regards to our hearing ranges, and MOST of the music we listen to isn’t as badly affected as the numbers suggest. I would recommend some Meze99classics, for a few reasons, but as Evshrug has already pointed out, some closed backs might ultimately let you block out some external/environmental noises, and allow lower listening levels. Ultrasone headphones have some models and literature to suggest that their method of not shooting sound straight at the ear canal, rather the ‘whole ear surface’ generally allow listening to music 3-4dB lower volume levels and yield as much info and detail. Hearing being logarithmic by design, it is at the threshold of sound that we are very sensitive, and I have always chosen lower levels vs louder levels for listening preferences (actually, I generally set the volume to the level of the vocalist to perform correctly for the piece being played, with the exception of maybe some NineInchNails, where whispering being mixed into a wall of rock/industrial sound isn’t unusual. ). The Meze99 (Drop do them in a sexy black colour) are incredible headphones from a company that doesn’t have a lot of pricepoints. I kinda think they are bargains in the audio world, and real ‘undiscovered gems’. Many people HAVE discovered them, and my daughters observation is that ‘its like they were built to play Tool’, when she auditioned prior to purchase. She had listened to some Tori Amos, (female vocals), Crowded House (male vocals), Nine Inch Nails (soundscape/dynamic range), Marcy Playground and Tool just to be sure they would be what she wanted. Her hearing is spot on and she will immediately tell me off for ‘doing something’ to the stereo, telling me quickly what is wrong (accurately) every time, even just casually walking through the room. Feeding 44khz out at 48khz is ‘dead’ to her’. She was pretty right between the ages of 7-12 with every headphone she tested against her Sennheiser ‘on ears’, preferring them to the Momentum Over Ears for female vocals.. a consensus I found Headfiers conceding on occasion to the cheaper on ear parts vs the over ear variants. (unlike some reviewers who offer safe opinions, she speaks honestly and without fear) After seven years with those ‘on ears’ and me trying to get her replacements, the Meze99 was the preference. (Even over some Audeze planars). Her tastes in music are exceptionally wide, and so might be worth .02 $ to others, in general. Ruger, I would definitely want to know the genres of music you listen to before recommending a headphone, and arguably what equipment it may get hooked up to. Headphones benefit from system synergy, and ultimately affect the sound more than any other variable. Matching them to your preferred music styles makes the most sense, and I wouldn’t factor your ‘reduced’ upper frequency hearing (standard, arguably, for many humans really and so not dissimilar to many other people, and their search for great ‘cans.) (You are not alone) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxFCnZ5pBp4&noapp=1 (Hans’ on hearing loss)
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