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Ears. The ultimate handicap.

I know this might sound a bit silly, but have you ever been listening to music and pushed the back of your ears forward just to see how the sound changes? The sound completely changes - i mean completely. Give it a try if you dont believe me. For me vocals highs sound thinner and more promounced. Sounds ridiculous I know. But it got me thinking, if a persons ears a stick out more, or is more cupped looking how is there experience of sound influenenced and thusly the gear they buy. That got me thinking about wouldn't it be an interesting comparison to see what rigs people have and a picture showing the form of their ear. Not sure there would be a correlation. But it would still be interesting.
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rx8man
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Many issues back in Stereophile, Sam Tellig talked about a device he wore over his ears which gave greater focus to the sound and increased his listening enjoyment.
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rok2id
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'Many issues back in Stereophile, Sam Tellig talked about a device he wore over his ears which gave greater focus to the sound and increased his listening enjoyment.'

Shhhh not so loud. This could lead a zillion posts on ear thingys. Power cords for ear thingys. Green paint for ear thinys. tube ear thingys, Isolation devices etc.........
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rx8man
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There may be a "cryoed" version by now, I'm signing off.
rrog
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Have you ever been slouched in your chair with your legs crossed? Then you uncross your legs to hear an amazing difference in sound because your knee was blocking the sound.
dcbingaman
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Here's another one for you - you listen to the world upside down ! That is because your eyes set your mind- map up and THEY invert the image your visual cortex receives. Don't believe me, then try this experiment: take a small bright flashlight into a light- tight room. Turn the flashlight on and the room lights off, and stick the flashlight in your mouth, turned on. Close your eyes and look for the red glow. You will perceive it ABOVE your head, not below it.

Bottom line, for ultimate fidelity, you need to listen inverted.
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