I posted that question hoping to draw some of the snipers in the thread. In reality the acoustic characteristics of the canal vary widely and the artifacts of residual cerumen do alter the mechanical feed to the tympanic membranes. The membrane and 3 bones(incus,stapes and malleus) send the vibrations to the hair cells of the cochlea. At this point the mechanical energy is converted to electrical impulses that the cochlear nerve supplies to the brain(Broca's area).
What arrives at the brain is influenced at each of these junctures. Do clean ears optimize sound... I think yes! Should your audio system be tuned to compensate for inconsistencies in tympanic output(confirmed by audiogram)...I don't know. Would any of this standardize the listening experience? Tweaks for rooms, cables, electronics and speakers are de riguer. Should we tweak the organic end of the system as well?
Next week, sound modeling in the middle and inner ear and do the Eustachian Tubes control porting in your head.
What arrives at the brain is influenced at each of these junctures. Do clean ears optimize sound... I think yes! Should your audio system be tuned to compensate for inconsistencies in tympanic output(confirmed by audiogram)...I don't know. Would any of this standardize the listening experience? Tweaks for rooms, cables, electronics and speakers are de riguer. Should we tweak the organic end of the system as well?
Next week, sound modeling in the middle and inner ear and do the Eustachian Tubes control porting in your head.