[ajstre24]

So i listen to my sr80s straight out of the headphone jack on my macbook, and i am just wondering what a safe volume to listen to is. Is there anyway you can check how many decibels your headphones are pumping into your ears? I usually have the volume on my macbook no more than half way up. So any ideas on how loud i should be listening or how i can check?

 

[ericj]

No.

You can however test the sound pressure level if you buy an SPL meter (for example from radioshack, or find one on ebay) and construct a jig that allows you to position the inlet on the SPL meter basically where your ear canal would be.

Or you can just pick a volume level that is comfortable and doesn't leave your ears ringing, and call it good enough.