How good are your ears.....?

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How good are your ears.....?

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....turns out mine are a bit.....

[youtube]http://youtu.be/3WANVb11SPY[/youtube]

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And if someone could kindly let this tech idiot in on the secret to getting the you tube preview to show, that would be much appreciated.....

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murky wrote: Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:11 am And if someone could kindly let this tech idiot in on the secret to getting the you tube preview to show, that would be much appreciated.....
You need the full link from the address bar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WANVb11SPY), not the short link.


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Post by mr_sooty »

Great video. This is what I've been trying to say on You Tube videos such as this one: https://youtu.be/OHrwITnvFfY. Or any video where vintage is compared to new. It's funny how when we know something is vintage we suddenly prefer 'warmer'.
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The exact reason I audition all my presets at home at gig volume. Volume changes everything.

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Very interesting. It does make comparing two amps which break up at different volumes tricky, unless you record and play back with level matching.

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Mine are made out of rocking horse shit.

Literally, not much gets through nowadays, subtle nuances are lost. If its loud and within the pathetic hearing range I have, excellent!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Bg wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:30 pm Mine are made out of rocking horse shit.

Literally, not much gets through nowadays, subtle nuances are lost. If its loud and within the pathetic hearing range I have, excellent!
I bought some Sony WH1000XM4s late last year, read reviews about how their sonic performance will allow you to hear things on your favourite tracks you can't hear on other headphones.

Not with my hearing.
The older I get, the more disappointed in myself I become.

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Yeah I have the XM3s, they sound too bassy with the full noise cancelling.

I'm using DT770 Pros at home, and they're better for me :) I can't stand hearing aids under headphones so obviously my eq is different to most lol
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Bg wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:32 pm Yeah I have the XM3s, they sound too bassy with the full noise cancelling.
I compared them, as I could still get the XM3s for about $100 less. Bass response on the 4s is definitely better.

Still won't beat high end wired headphones though.
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Danger Mouse wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:05 pm
Bg wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:30 pm Mine are made out of rocking horse shit.

Literally, not much gets through nowadays, subtle nuances are lost. If its loud and within the pathetic hearing range I have, excellent!
I bought some Sony WH1000XM4s late last year, read reviews about how their sonic performance will allow you to hear things on your favourite tracks you can't hear on other headphones.

Not with my hearing.
If people are saying that about active noise-cancelling headphones, you're reading the wrong reviews.
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robthemac wrote: Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:22 am
Danger Mouse wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:05 pm
Bg wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:30 pm Mine are made out of rocking horse shit.

Literally, not much gets through nowadays, subtle nuances are lost. If its loud and within the pathetic hearing range I have, excellent!
I bought some Sony WH1000XM4s late last year, read reviews about how their sonic performance will allow you to hear things on your favourite tracks you can't hear on other headphones.

Not with my hearing.
If people are saying that about active noise-cancelling headphones, you're reading the wrong reviews.
I suspect a bit of overselling of the performance was involved, or they were being compared to those headphones they sell in BP petrol stations. Regardless, they do sound excellent and the What HiFi review was suitably glowing.
The older I get, the more disappointed in myself I become.

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Post by Rog »

I watched the first part and thought: I can't hear the slightest difference between them, so let it run on expecting to be told my ears were total crap, only to be told they were the same clip played twice. I gave up after that.
He hit a chord that rocked the spinet and disappeared into the infinite ...

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I didn't even bother listening; I don't need to suddenly find out my ears are shite ;)
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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There is only one thing anyone needs to know:

Louder is more good.

Mkay?
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