ing?
No Evert,
You are hearing a phenomenon many of us listeners hear as a result of
44.1kHz/16 bit audio imperfection. I personally am quite disoriented
by the distraction, which, to my ear, is quite heightened by the
technology. That's why, deep in my heart, I'm still an analog buff
(for instance, with the 15 year-old Dolby SR technology which we have
and use occasionally, one can get a factor of 2 greater dynamic range
than most current DAT or MD recorders, and the audio sounds smoother,
warmer, and much less strident). However, if one has the capability
of recording original data in 24 bit/96kHz sampling, the result is
usually much more pleasing. Problem is, you can't get more than 16 or
17 minutes of stereo data on an 80mb on an audio CD. You've got to
master to DVD for audio programs not exceeding 58 minutes.
I hate the sound of CDs, generally, and go to some lengths
technically to eliminate the imperfections caused by the 44.1kHz/16
bit systems, thus masking the stridence you speak of in the process
of production and mastering. But, then, no technology is perfect and
all have their compromises. So we (reluctantly) live with what we get
from the common CD until something more appropriate is viable.
But you're certainly right.
Bernie Krause
>Hi, the title says it all :)
>But I will explain it anyways.
>
>A month ago I started some serious jogging; started real slow but
>have now almost doubled my stamina.
>Funny thing is, before I always had this high cut filter in my ears
>that cutted everything above 12 kHz...
>
>But now, after the blood flow thru the tiny parts of my ear, I can
>hear up to 14 kHz (I haven't been able to hear this high for a
>decade!!!).
>Now all my CD's I have listened to for years start to sound a
>bit 'harsh' there seems to be to much brightness in the recordings. I
>know that this is not true ; it is just my interpretation of the
>recorded music.
>But it is really strange that this slight improvement above 10 kHz
>has so much influence on my midrange hearing.
>
>Has anyone ever had something like this before?
>
>BTW, I have suffered insomnia for a decade too but now take pills and
>sleep better ; instead of 2 to 3 hours I sleep a whole 8 hours in a
>row ...
>
>Regards, unhealthy Evert
>who also suffered RSI for a decade :(
>But is now cured to the level that I live my life almost pain free :)
>
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