golden ear

golden ear
 n.— «He’s a recording engineer out of Memphis that very likely has what audiophiles refer to as golden ears. He can hear things that you and I cannot (or maybe we can, but we’d need special training).» —“iPods vs. everything else: An audio quality arms race? More like a fashion arms race” by David Berlind ZDNet Oct. 23, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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