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For what reason can some headphones go above 20kHz when human hearing can not? (alien.top)
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Considering human hearing can only hear up to 20kHz why do some headphones like the HD 560s allow going to 38kHz?

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[–] ilea_@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

im pretty sure i can hear a good amount past 20khz if its the only sound, but otherwise its indiscernible and im pretty young too