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Hello Everyone. After reading so many quality posts at headfi I finally registered. Thanks.
To start off with:
There are a few legally available mp3s that contain a mega bass tag in the file name such as:
Track name – track# - megabass.mp3
Sometimes these mp3s contain the following warning: WARNING: This can damage your speakers/subs/headphones/whatever else you use if turned too loud. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
I would please like to know what sort of precautions a user can take to protect his audio equipment from damage caused by music files like the one mentioned above and any other situations, in which audio files can damage equipment.
Are there any guides, articles, or tutorials that focus on this problem?
Would normalizing the mp3 before listening to it be helpful? I am interested in a foolproof way to protect speakers and headphones. It does not matter if there is sound quality compromise.
Would using an equalizer help? How?
Foobar has an advanced limiter feature is this useful? Are there any other foobar dps or configurations that would help? How can I add a frequency cut off option to foobar?
Would it help to use frequency cutoff?
Are there any settings in an av receiver that would help protect speakers or headphones?
Are there any settings in an laptop that would help protect speakers or headphones?
I read in another post there are some high quality speakers that are not made to handle low frequencies and constant exposure may cause some damage. Is it so? How can one protect these types of speaker to avoid the damage?
Is it possible to modify a music file taken from a purchased cd to match the frequency range of certain particular headphones or speakers?
Is it necessary to send lower frequencies to headphones or speakers even if they cannot reproduce those frequencies based on their specifications?
Thanks in advanced for any replies. Since these are a lot of questions even just answering one or a few would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
FA20