Yeah, my thinking is that either I have a condition on that spectrum (if so, it doesn't rise to a very serious level; I mix live audio as a hobby and don't have

Yeah, my thinking is that either I have a condition on that spectrum (if so, it doesn't rise to a very serious level; I mix live audio as a hobby and don't have problems with that, and my hearing seems to be generally good)… or in fact I am perfectly neurotypical and it's the design of bars and parties that is broken. ;)