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Post by starandchlorisse on Jan 31, 2017 4:03:39 GMT
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Post by arnyk on Feb 1, 2017 12:40:42 GMT
Trying to overcome hearing loss by technical means is a process with IME a checkered past. For example, I have several friends who are lifelong audiophiles with fairly profound, presumably age-related hearing loss. They've all made big investments in expensive and sophisticated hearing aids which they generally don't seem to use. This is particularly interesting because one of their spouses, who is friendly with all involved, is a professor of audiology at a nearby university and has been working with all three. I think that there are some pretty common and profound limitations on what can be done about hearing loss. Headphone listening is probably the route with the most potential. But you don't need to spend the big bucks to get many of the benefits. A good pair of headphones connected to a modern windows computer can benefit from window's built in high-function equalizer via freebie tools like Peace, the UI for the otherwise hidden equalizer APO. sourceforge.net/projects/peace-equalizer-apo-extension/
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Post by starandchlorisse on Feb 1, 2017 15:48:34 GMT
Thanks for the info I just tried to sound flower and the eq for osxdaily.com/2012/05/18/equalizer-for-all-audio-mac-os-x/ but could not set it up for 2 individual eq channels; also there is some clicking sounds all the time when using it. I will keep looking though I guess you cannot do that with a hardware equalizer? with minimum distortions or you can? Open to suggestions and ideas. ??
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Post by arnyk on Feb 1, 2017 16:02:17 GMT
Thanks for the info I just tried to sound flower and the eq for osxdaily.com/2012/05/18/equalizer-for-all-audio-mac-os-x/ but could not set it up for 2 individual eq channels; also there is some clicking sounds all the time when using it. I will keep looking though I guess you cannot do that with a hardware equalizer? with minimum distortions or you can? Open to suggestions and ideas. ?? The absence of separate eq for each channel is not necessarily a bad thing. Separate eq creates an opportunity for erroneously adding a difference between the channels that can often cause more problems. Hardware equalizers are all over the map. If you are willing to pay, you can have just about anything. Problem is, they cost money, often lots of it. The best of the modern ones have a microcomputer and a DSP inside, and that is exactly what your Mac can provide you with.
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Post by starandchlorisse on Feb 1, 2017 16:22:42 GMT
Thanks for clarifying.
The only reason though you would need separate eq capability is that you can compensate for instance 4000 to 8000 Hz in one ear only.
Otherwise, you would hear, for instance, 50 Db louder the above frequencies in your healthy ear as well and that can lead you to errors.
Is this correct?
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Post by arnyk on Feb 1, 2017 17:58:38 GMT
Thanks for clarifying. The only reason though you would need separate eq capability is that you can compensate for instance 4000 to 8000 Hz in one ear only. Otherwise, you would hear, for instance, 50 Db louder the above frequencies in your healthy ear as well and that can lead you to errors. Is this correct? Yes, it is correct. Asymmetrical hearing loss is usually due to some fairly specific circumstances. For example, players of stringed instruments tend to accumulate hearing loss in the ear that is closest to the sound-generating part of the instrument. But, if you work in a noisy work environment such as a punch press factory, the noise is all around you and both ears get hit about the same.
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Post by starandchlorisse on Feb 2, 2017 18:07:25 GMT
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Post by starandchlorisse on Feb 7, 2017 16:04:12 GMT
Regarding
"My assumption is that you can also have an audiogram wearing the Sensaphonics device the same time and you can test if it delivers what it claims. "
Anyone knows if this is correct? Or I miss something ?
Many thanks
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