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Poll

The highest low pass frequency audible to me in my standard listening environment is:

13kHz or below
[ 1 ] (12.5%)
14kHz
[ 0 ] (0%)
15kHz
[ 1 ] (12.5%)
16kHz
[ 3 ] (37.5%)
17kHz
[ 2 ] (25%)
18kHz
[ 1 ] (12.5%)
19kHz
[ 0 ] (0%)
20kHz or above
[ 0 ] (0%)

Total Members Voted: 18

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Low pass audibility poll

This poll is inspired by a whole pile of recent threads about high sample rate audio formats.

Please abide by the following rules:
  • You may use any sample you want, as long as it's something you could legitmately call music.
  • You may use any listening volume you want.
  • If possible, use the equipment you use for listening to music in your daily life.
  • Be honest. Sure, it's a forum poll and proves nothing, but honesty would still be appreciated.
  • Post ABX logs, details of your system, and links to the samples you used, if possible.
A good place to start is the Mustang sample (conveniently available in a bunch of ready-to use versions) from ff123's samples for testing page. I can ABX (10/10) 17kHz on this sample, but only if I take significant breaks between tests - I lose the ability if I do the whole lot at once.
 

Low pass audibility poll

Reply #1 –
sample: Venetian Snares - Remi (from Doll Doll Doll, link: http://www.mediafire.com/?xmeuhlw1itp)
low pass frequency: 18 khz

foobar2000 0.9.4.5 --> SB live 5.1 --> AKG K81DJ

There is tonal content up there at about 8 seconds in. Thus it's very easy to abx.
I just can abx it with my right ear as I have some problems hearing stuff above 16khz with my left ear.

Code: [Select]
foo_abx 1.3.1 report
foobar2000 v0.9.4.5
2008/04/25 15:47:50

File A: J:\___losslessmusic\___#\Venetian Snares\remi_sample.wav
File B: J:\___losslessmusic\___#\Venetian Snares\1 1 remi_sample.wav

15:47:50 : Test started.
15:48:26 : 01/01  50.0%
15:48:28 : 02/02  25.0%
15:48:30 : 03/03  12.5%
15:48:32 : 04/04  6.3%
15:48:34 : 05/05  3.1%
15:48:36 : 06/06  1.6%
15:48:40 : 07/07  0.8%
15:48:42 : 08/08  0.4%
15:48:45 : 09/09  0.2%
15:48:47 : 10/10  0.1%
15:48:50 : Test finished.

 ---------- 
Total: 10/10 (0.1%)


btw, this is a good killer sample for lame in vbr-mode. Try it at -V5.

I can't abx the mustang sample @ 16khz, at least not with my current headphones (they are very bass heavy).