Arny Krueger wrote:



I've definately worked with classical musicans with serious ear damage.
While they generally have good acuity when it comes to tone and timing,
there's a lot that goes wrong in audio that is independent of that.



While not a classical musician, one of the members of the band "The Who"
had warned people that they should avoid cranking their amps up high
while drunk as a skunk, or else they'll blow their ears out like he did.

So he of "the Who" would not be one "Who is useful for listening tests?"
:-)
(ducking, running for cover)
:-)