Thanks for the link Noel.  I find this kind of training helpful (although sometimes frustrating)  I recently sat a course entitled "Critical Listening for Studio Production" (or something like that) which was offered by the Queens University in Belfast, Ireland.  It was a humbling experience for me (especially when working with pink noise) but I found it extremely beneficial.  After I had completed the course and passed the final exam it gave me a great sense of confidence in my listening skills.  I intend to take this class too.  It probably will not be for "impatient types", but if it is anything like my previous course experience it will be well worth the time.  IMO, continued learning and challenging ourselves to new levels of professionalism and expertise should be a lifetime objective.  It's very generous of the WOOX and Gibson folks to share this kind of an opportunity with us.  I look forward to the Golden Ears Challenge! 

Made it to silver, but I have to go put my kid to bed. Maybe tomorrow some more. Really fun challenges.

The second page of the intro has 'Golden' misspelled, so I'm a bit leery, or is it Leary in the Golen sense...
Anyway, I am looking forward to doing this with my current set up, high end or not, because it's what I mix with.
Thanks, all y'all!

A plug for Syntorial which has definitely helped my listening skills.

It is interesting to find out which tests I sometimes get answers wrong on.

I loved the mp3 artifact test. That one was surprisingly obvious.

Well... Got the Basic okay, with just one mistake.
 
On the Silver now and I'm having a nightmare with the Frequency Bands on Noise section 
 
Edit:
 
It's official then... my 55 year old ears are not up to the task. I just couldn't get past the Silver: Amount of Treble - 3db Boost 

So this is interesting. I'm pushing 60 and have been recording/mixing/producing for about 40 years.
 
I zoomed through the basic/bronze and the first part of silver until I got to the mp3 part. 
 
For some reason I can't tell the difference in the mp3s. 

It's just a guess, but at my age maybe I don't really hear well enough but have trained my ears to hear the things I do in mixing/producing. When it comes to subtle eq, stereo, FX on tracks, etc. etc. I can blast through those with ease. Everything up to the mp3 part took me minutes as I hear about 5 seconds and know which one to pick. It will come up if you only listen to 2 and tell you to listen to all 3 before selecting, but that's not generally necessary for me.
 
However, in a mixing/production situation I'm NEVER trying to hear mp3 artifacts. I rarely listen to mp3s, sure I make them for people who want them but in a production environment I have no need to do anything with mp3s. All my work is done in things like cakewalk or final mastering of wavs for a CD or something. After I'm done if someone wants an mp3 I run it through lame and provide it.
 
hahaha, It's all in good fun. Now it's got me interested in training my ear to hear this as it's all part of getting better. Assuming I CAN train these old ears to hear stuff they haven't been used to hearing!
 
gabo

gbowling
I zoomed through the basic/bronze and the first part of silver until I got to the mp3 part. 

 
I'm jealous... Seriously 
 
But, seriously, I thought when we got older our high frequency abilities went generally down the pan. I've done a bit of research on this, just, on the interwebs, and older peeps do seem to suffer hearing loss, especially high frequency tones.
 
I found a sound file that went from 22 kHz to 8kHz, and at intervals a voice said what frequency was playing. I was somewhat surprised that I didn't hear anything until somewhere between 14 ~ 12 kHz.
 
I suppose I could go get my ears syringed, but I have a feeling I'd be wasting my time...
 

Karyn
Got halfway through and got bored
 
Good test though.

Bored? Perhaps you need this instead.

ampfixer
I can't get any audio output.

Either something is wrong or you did poorly on the test. JK

Word of advice (well, a few words):
Don't start the program and then decide to sign up - sign up first unless you want to start right from the beginning again after completing a bunch of stuff!
 
Grum.