Treble extension

[radioactive28 0]

I've been rather curious about this.

 

Bass extension I can tell: it goes to the point where I feel more than hear.

Now, treble extension, how do you look out for it?

 

I can hear up to 18kHz pure tones on my IEMs, but in actual music, I only notice its absence, not its presence.

A 16kHz-low-passed track seems lacking in 'air'.

Edited February 14, 2007 by radioactive28

[xjazzdummy 0]

If there's treble extension, well recorded music will sound "open", i.e. you'll have this sense that your ears are opened up.

 

Please don't mistake bright sounding or presence boost (2-3kHz) for treble extension. Things sound sibliant, forward, or fast does not necessarily have treble extension.