Hearing-range tone
8000 Hz — 8 kHz Treble Tone
8 kHz is a high treble tone — the top of the standard audiogram range and a common point for checking high-frequency reproduction.
Audio visualization
Hz
20 Hz20 kHz
Waveform
Volume50%
L/R BalanceCenter
Tap a note to play its exact pitch — C1 to B8
Presets — one tap to start
Scale
Repeat
Press Space to play
About the 8000 Hz tone
At 8 kHz you're well into the “air” and sparkle region of treble. It's a useful tone for hearing whether your speakers or headphones reproduce high frequencies cleanly, and for locating high-pitched whistles or interference.
Most people hear 8 kHz easily. Sensitivity to the very highest frequencies tends to decrease naturally with age, which is why the tones above this one can be harder to hear. This is a casual check, not a hearing test — for anything medical, see an audiologist.
Technical details
- Frequency
- 8000 Hz
- Nearest note
- B8 (+21¢)
- Category
- Hearing-range tone
- Period
- 0.125 ms
- Wavelength (air)
- 4.3 cm
- Octave up / down
- 16000 Hz / 4000 Hz
Common uses
- Check high-frequency reproduction on speakers or headphones
- Match or locate a high-pitched whistle or whine
- A reference point before the higher hearing-range tones