Does the human hearing range really extend up to 100 kHz?

Subject: Does the human hearing range really extend up to 100 kHz?

Date: Wed Apr 16 18:23:53 2008
Posted by Green
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Hi:

Does the human hearing range really extend up to 100 kHz?

According to the site below, the answer is yes:

http://www.cco.caltech.edu/%7eboyk/spectra/spectra.htm

Is that website correct? Can the human auditory system actually detect
frequencies as high as 100 kHz?


Thanks,

Green

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