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In article <7080@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>, sorka@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Alan Waterman)
writes:
> 
> In article <4154@mit-caf.MIT.EDU> mpl@mit-caf.UUCP (Mark Lubratt) writes:
> >In article <1554@redsox.bsw.com> campbell@redsox.bsw.com
> >(Larry Campbell) writes:
> >[...]  For normal broad band applications, the lower frequency energy
> >will mask out what you would normally hear above 15KHz and you will
> >never know it is missing.
> 
> Sorry, but you CAN hear the difference if you have my ears and you have
> a good pair of Bang and Olufsen headphones.

It also depends on the spectrum of the material you are listening to, and
probably a whole 'nother handful of factors.  For example, I have good hearing
up to about 22KHz, and spotty up to about 24KHz (with a couple of spikes of
tinnitus down below 8K :-)).  For pop music, or music just kind of playing
in my living room, I'm quite happy with my cheapo receiver that only goes
up to about 15KHz.  For classical stuff or uncompressed folk music, I like
my nice Sony headphones that go up to at least 22KHz.

The same is true for video.   For watching CNN, or most network TV, an NTSC
monitor works pretty nicely, even if I can see the interlace flicker, as
long as the ambient lighting isn't flourescent.  For movies, or for things
like weather maps or financial charts, I'd love to be able to see them in
HDTV.

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Amanda Walker
InterCon Systems Corporation

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