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In Reply to: RE: Also consider what's happening to those peaks posted by mr.bear on June 17, 2017 at 14:57:25
A couple of comments about your post:Sound which has high peak-to-average levels, or, for a particular type of sound, a "high crest factor", are more damaging to your hearing than simple sustained loud sound. Do not mis-interpret what I wrote.
The phenomenon which you mention, which is basically "getting used to", is termed "temporary threshold shift". This is a natural hearing reaction to continuous loud sound. This topic has been described and discussed extensively.
The other issue is momentary peaks. When a peak comes along, our hearing system (in this case, the "middle ear") doesn't have enough time to "clamp down" like a limiter would, and the signal is passed right through to the inner ear. THAT is a problem.
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Edits: 06/17/17Follow Ups:
It is probably useful to consider that due to the way our hearing works loud bass signals will cause hearing loss in the treble region just as much as loud treble sounds.
In my experience a particular piece of music sounds its best at or beyond a certain level. Few speakers produce what was recorded below a certain level. At a particular level in turning up the sound, the recording begins to be reproduced more completely and clearly.
Or as the James Gang put it "made loud to be played loud" lol.
Martin
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