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How do I know if the Volume is too high?

post #1 of 5
1/7/12 at 1:22am
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I just got my new Sony XB500 and according to the manual, a volume that is too high may damage my ears.
How do I know if the volume is too high?
I usually listen to Electronics and with some songs it's just inevitable to put it on a decent Volume (when I plug the HP's to my phone I put it on 1 rank before max).
 
I definitely do not want to damage my ears, but I do want to listen to my music at a decent volume.
What do I do?
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post #2 of 5
1/7/12 at 2:26am

If you can listen to that volume level and have your ears be fine (i.e no soreness, ringing, etc) after a few hours then I'd say you aren't doing too much damage to your hearing.

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post #3 of 5
1/7/12 at 4:51am

If it starts distorting and if you ears cant take the SPL

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post #4 of 5
1/7/12 at 4:53am

When you can't take the volume.

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post #5 of 5
1/7/12 at 5:37am

For a serious answer, a good non-scientific way to see if something will damage your hearing after normal listening sessions of 30 minutes to 2 hours, is to hold the headphones 2 inches away from your ears while playing music, and then have someone speak to you at normal conversation levels about 6 feet away. For most headphones, a safe level would be where the headphones and the person are at roughly equal sound levels, at their respective distances. This should work for most earbuds and IEMs too. It's definitely not medical advice and will vary from headphone to headphone and user to user, but it's a good baseline to use if you're worried.

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