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Something like this?

https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/age-related-heari...

https://playback.fm/hearing-test

and

"gradual loss of sensitivity to higher frequencies with age is considered normal" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_range)



I wish there was audiophile equipment for older people that took that into account. Headphones and speakers, say, that only go to 14 KHz instead of 20 KHz. By not needing to design for as wide a frequency range, they should be able to either make them less expensive, or more accurate, or both.


Capping the hertz won't make it cheaper or easier to produce...


I doubt most headphones can reproduce sounds above 14 kHz.


They can




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