[Lazarus Short]

Use ear plugs, some can reduce noise [road/wind noise, fan noise, tire noise, etc] by 30 dB. Turn the volume up to compensate, and enjoy the cheap, lower noise floor. I love it.

Laz

 

[picklgreen]

Hmmm...thats a very "intersting" tweak!....I wonder if that would work to reduce nagging girlfriend noise too!

 

[axiom]

Be careful. I think in most states it is illegal to drive a car while wearing earplugs. You'll have to check your state laws to be sure.

 

[hugz]

earplugs dont attenuate linearly, so the music that you hear beyond the earplugs wont be "flat".

That said, most car setups are probably pretty far from flat anyway

special earplugs are available that attenuate approximately linearly

 

[sbyers77]

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Originally Posted by axiom /img/forum/go_quote.gif Be careful. I think in most states it is illegal to drive a car while wearing earplugs. You'll have to check your state laws to be sure.

I've always wondered about this. To me, it makes sense to be illegal to wear earplugs or headphones while driving, but then again, is that any more dangerous than having a REALLY loud stereo? What if you are deaf, are you not allowed to drive?

 

[Gontran]

In a noisy workplace, I have used earplugs under loud headphones...