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Re: Subjective reviews and differences in hearing - any research been done?

John C. - Aussie wrote:

Many factors come into play to cause different hearing perceptions -

* basic genetic differences

* environmental affects such as constant exposure to industrial noise, attendance at loud concerts, explosions, .....

* the aging process whereby sensitivity to high frequencies diminishes over time.

* the degree of tiredness/irritability etc of the individual, and possibly even the state of their biorhythms

* the affect of medication, alcohol and other sustances

Certainly all of these can effect our perceptions. But this list as well as your basic premise presupposes that our perceptions are entirely the result of what we hear which is undeniably not the case.

However it does throw into question how much one person's reaction to musical reproduction can be expected to be duplicated by another.

Yes, and when you toss in the fact that simply reading someone else's subjective evaluation of a product can have an effect on one's own perceptions the waters muddy even further.

Lightning's hitting nearby so I'll pick this up later.

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  • Re: Subjective reviews and differences in hearing - any research been done? - Steve Eddy 02/19/0118:30:50 02/19/01 (0)


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