[babyoh]

I find headphones sound more interesting when you crank them up a little but I'm concerned about the impact on my hearing. Is there any cheap way to measure your listening level so you know whether you are listening at healthy or unhealthy SPL?

 

[Zorander]

If someone in the next room (or even just a few metres away) can hear what you are listening to, you are listening too loud.

 

[discord]

They sell meters at radio shack. I know there is a thread somewhere on how to measure it with closed headphones I believe. You need to search.

 

[Bigburger]

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Originally Posted by Zorander /img/forum/go_quote.gif If someone in the next room (or even just a few metres away) can hear what you are listening to, you are listening too loud.

If you are using open headphones, then someone will almost undoubtedly be able to hear you a few metres away and likely in the next room too if the volume is turned up a little. Well, thats my experience with my HD555 anyway.

 

[discord]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigburger /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you are using open headphones, then someone will almost undoubtedly be able to hear you a few metres away and likely in the next room too if the volume is turned up a little. Well, thats my experience with my HD555 anyway.

With open headphones I would make sure I could hear myself speaking while listening to music, or be able to here another person talking near me.

 

[GreatDane]

Any method other than actually measuring with an SPL meter is very inacurate so I wouldn't rely on those methods.

Here is a recent thread that you may have missed.