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RE: jagged top-end roll off

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In Reply to: RE: Why do headphones have a jagged top-end roll off posted by DrChaos on March 06, 2014 at 14:16:30

Also, because of the complex acoustic environment of earcup/ear-canals, etc.., understanding or interpreting headphone measurements is not as simple or as well understood as loudspeaker measurements are. What might appear on headphone measurement graphs as shocking "jagged" peaks and/or troughs might in fact sound acceptably flat to individual(s) involved in actual listening tests. That which the eardrums pick up is the sum of all earcup/ear-canal interactions (soft tissues as well as solid surfaces, etc...), whereas final loudspeaker measurements are usually taken within the confines of solid, rectangular rooms.
Designing, measuring, and/or evaluating a pair of headphones might actually be more of a subjective "hit and miss" affair than we would like to admit to in these modern times...

Edits: 03/07/14 03/07/14

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