lmilhan
Headphoneus Supremus
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Edit: Forgot to mention, as for IEMs: unless you have some elaborate 'Dummy head' rig available, you will not be able to take proper measurements with and SPL meter.
Originally Posted by fatcat28037 /img/forum/go_quote.gif If your ears start to bleed you need to decrease the volume. |
Originally Posted by lmilhan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Excellent advice from the "Steve Jobs school of thinking and marketing". Let's raise an entire generation of kids that will go completely deaf by their early 30s due to the need of cranking the volume to compensate for the crappy earbuds we package with each and every iPOD! |
Originally Posted by flargosa /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have read that listening at loud volumes can permanently numb your hearing, I have also read that sound above a certain decibel can damage your hearing, but how can a person tell what is safe and what is not? |
Originally Posted by JSTpt1022 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Its the limit of hours per day that is safe at that volume level. But what is EE and why are their standards alot more stringent than OSHA? |