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I've been a carpenter for four years now and after talking to my coworkers (trying to), I've been wearing ear plugs everyday all day for the last three years. Ever since I started my HT, I've been wearing them as if I were protecting an investment. Why buy it if you can't enjoy it.

I'm surprised, but the reviews I've read match up almost exactly with what I'm hearing. Which might surprise you, since I work in construction and play with race cars. The secret is hearing protection, I keep plugs on my hard hat and wear headphone type protection at the track.

What in this world is perfect? All I know is that my hearing is still good enough to enjoy my music and system.

I was a hearing test subject at a research university for one year. My hearing was the most sensitive in the history of their data bank.

I used to have perfect hearing, but age and exposure to high noise environments have degraded my hearing a little.

A few weeks ago I had a hearing test at work. I asked about the results and the nurse who administered the test mumbled something to the effect that I was OK. I should have demanded more of an answer, but this does show the hearing test was administered because of "government requiremensts" and not due to real concern.

I only have one good ear after surgery.

Baby Boomer Ears. What more can I say?

Fireworks, NYC subways, discos, rock n' roll, 250Wpc amps, and 50 years on this earth have resulted in tinnitus and nasty dips in my hearing response. That qualifies me as a high-end audio reviewer.

Ehhh? What's that ya say, sonny?

Of course perfect, I hear everything I hear! Actually I beleive that audiophiles don't hear, they listen.

with 35 years, frequencies over 15 K are not longer audible, the rest is OK.

I don't know what "perfect" hearing is, but I don't seem to have any problems with mine. Yet. I am curious to see what getting old does to it. I hope with some caution I'll be hearing well for most of my life.

Last time I checked frequency responce was 22-23k. Other than that I really don't know.

. . . but my listening is perfect. :)

Hmmmm, let's see. Seven years in the cockpits of miltary jets, 10 years in the cockpits of commercial airliners

I still have good to excellent hearing formy age according to my annual test but it is not what it used to be subjectively. And that is reality

Unlike my eyes, my ears seem to be functioning pretty well. I can hear a number of things that my wife (who should have more accute hearing. All in all I survived live rock concerts sitting under the speakers and still have relatively good hearing. Boy do I love this hobby!

Told by a Navy audiologist to avoid any work that involves loud high-pitched sounds (jet engines). "You've got the best hearing I've seen in years."

Playing in a heavy metal band in my younger days took its toll, I'm afraid.

After using the "Digital Recordings Audio-CD" hearing test recommended by Stereophile, I was able to determine just how much of my hearing had been sacrificed to rock'n'roll. That said, I think that listening is also a nurtured response. I can hear details in recordings that I would never have noticed 10 years ago. So here's to rock'n'roll (albeit at more reasonable listening levels)!

I have a difference between my left and right ears (the left is in better shape). Add to this a hint of tinnitus and, oh well . . . . The adventures of youth and their consequences! All in all, I feel it could be worse, and I am glad that I can enjoy my hobby still.

What is your definition of hearing? In terms of frequency response, they say I can hear the 17 KHz test tones, no problem, which is true. In terms of listening for all those details in the recording, that's another topic altogether.

20/20.

As my system gets better, I can hear more of the subway on the Kingsway Hall recordings. Perhaps one day, I 'll even be able to tell which line it was. However, my acuity seems to be better in the bass and lower midrange frequencies. Recently, my 11 year old son commented on s high frequency sound coming from my notebook computer's power supply that I could barely make out. Probably, this is normal for a 40-something male.

This has been a troubling subject for me of late. Tinnitus has been driving me mad. My father and brother both have seriously diminished hearing and many symptoms of tinnitus. I have ordered a book on the subject but it has not yet arrived. I have a tremendous pressure imbalance in my right ear that just won't go away. I believe I can still hear fairly well in spite of these problems with a somewhat diminished notion of soundstage but it certainly makes me wonder if expensive gear will be money well spent.

I have constant ringing and some high-frequency loss but I can still predict the analizer response of a loudspeaker by ear.

What did you say? My music was too loud. I've had my ears checked and we have the kids hearing checked once a year. Since we have perfect hearing I guess we should buy better speakers to take advantage of our genetic gift. We keep our music and HT at a nice comfotable level. But my wife still says I don't hear her. ;-P

I have noticed that my left ear is not quite as crisp as my right ear. I could use a balance control for this but unfortunately my model did not come equipped with this feature.

I do not know why people say that women have better hearing than men because my doctor just checked my hearing and she said it is perfect!!