I'm not sure if I'm going deaf.
I find that the audio on youtube is distorted, developing a mid range blasting or booming effect.
Similar to the mobile phone sound when the user fails to talk directly
into the mic.
Natural sounds are still OK
I was going to test a few equalizers but locating a trustworthy one is uncertain
regards
Is this because YouTube has blown my hearing away?? ;-P
On 17/9/25 19:42, Daniel70 wrote:
Is this because YouTube has blown my hearing away?? ;-P
YouTube is always under suspicion, and rightly so
You tube videos are starting to sound like the narrator is speaking into
his hand although the sibilants remain. The same audio effect as a lot
of phone calls on talk-back radio
Some heavy testing is in order I think
How long have you noticed it? I haven't watched a Youtube video in about
a week or 10 days, and I didn't notice anything. Is it just with new
videos, or do you notice it with older ones that sounded OK before?
TJ
On 20/9/25 21:42, TJ wrote:
How long have you noticed it? I haven't watched a Youtube video in
about a week or 10 days, and I didn't notice anything. Is it just with
new videos, or do you notice it with older ones that sounded OK before?
TJ
It's a recent effect. That is why I wondered about my hearing
I don't particularly remember any old youtube for comparison
The sound is inconsistent, noticeable on dialog
It shows up a a muffly boomy sort of mid range distortion
The best description would be someone talking with a hand over the
mouth. Or a not close miked mobile phone. Some sound sources have it,
some don't.
I'm beginning to suspect it's THEM, not me
I do hear something from time to time on my laptop, but I just put that
off to the tiny speakers it has. The speakers on my desktop are quite
old, but of relatively good quality. (Got 'em on a garage sale a good 20 years ago...)
TJ
On 21/9/25 22:26, TJ wrote:
I do hear something from time to time on my laptop, but I just put
that off to the tiny speakers it has. The speakers on my desktop are
quite old, but of relatively good quality. (Got 'em on a garage sale a
good 20 years ago...)
TJ
A quick pick through YouTube listing
This one from ScimanDan is mid-range muffled and dull
https://tinyurl.com/yetp8d5p
This one from an MD is crisp sharp and clear
https://tinyurl.com/567fmfvc
There are many examples of varying degree on Youtube
the inconsistency has at least cleared my equipment and hearing
Not really a good test because I listened on my laptop, but I just
listened to both. I found the second slightly louder than the first, but both were equally "clear." There was distortion on each that is easily explained by the laptop's tiny speakers.
I've noticed that volume varies a great deal from video to video, but I believe that's most likely due to settings of the recording equipment.
TJ
On 21/9/25 22:26, TJ wrote:
I do hear something from time to time on my laptop, but I just put that
off to the tiny speakers it has. The speakers on my desktop are quite
old, but of relatively good quality. (Got 'em on a garage sale a good 20
years ago...)
TJ
A quick pick through YouTube listing
This one from ScimanDan is mid-range muffled and dull
https://tinyurl.com/yetp8d5p
This one from an MD is crisp sharp and clear
https://tinyurl.com/567fmfvc
There are many examples of varying degree on Youtube
the inconsistency has at least cleared my equipment and hearing
The first one I played at the same volume I normally use for watching videos.
The second one I had to turn the volume down in kmix from 30 to 20, but otherwise both
are fine.
Firefox using pulseaudio under kde plasma for playback.
Mageia 9 x86_64 with tainted and 32 bit repos enabled.
Laptop connected to the montitor via hdmi, with external speakers
amplifier plugged into
the monitor.
Regards, Dave Hodgins
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