Andre Jute wrote:

Patrick Turner wrote:

Musicians do not necessarily have any special hearing abilities.

Yes, they do: they have trained perception. They listen consciously.
Non-audiophiles from the general population cannot even hear the
difference between a boombox played through good speakers and a Class
A PP tube amp played through the same speakers. To them it is all
"nice", useless for tests.

The same holds true for plenty of musicians too. The idea that ALL musicians
have wonderfully critical hearing is just plain wrong. And those that do have
good critical hearing may not be listening for the audible cues a technical
person will be.

Graham