[Henry Flower]

If you're worried about your health, the only responsible advice is you should go and see your doctor. Fiddling around with bits of cardboard and SPL meters will get you nowhere.
 

 

[adamlr]

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Remember that the decibel scale is a log scale.  Human voice is around 70 decibels. Over 110 decibels can be physically painful.
 
http://www.kodachrome.org/salt/sunderst.htm

 
i was under the impression human voice is around 60 db... nevermind. 110 db is just absurd, theres no way in hell i listen at such a volume, theres just no way.
 
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Fiddling around with bits of cardboard and SPL meters will get you nowhere.
 

absolutly

 

[adamlr]

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I was kidding obviously 

 
the K240 MKII are known to be bright and fatiguing headphones, thats probably a reason why you have pain? 

forgot i wanted to quote this one too... bright and fatiguing? are the dt770s known to be the same? iv been having problems with fatigue myself...

 

[wilyodysseus]

I was kidding obviously 

the K240 MKII are known to be bright and fatiguing headphones, thats probably a reason why you have pain? 

The K240 MKII/Studio is one of the least bright and fatiguing headphones I've every heard. They're mid-centric and a little soft. After all, they're nicknamed "The Groovalizer". I can't imagine anyone finding them bright or fatiguing.

 

[Saleri]

Yeah I really like the AKG k240 MKII, I've only had these for 8 days. Maybe I just haven't broken them in yet.

 

[Saleri]

Actually I just realized something. I'm a college freshmen at college and I have a roommate in a medium size room for two people. He frequently skypes his girlfriend and I realized that his voice is usually louder than then the music I listen too. AKG K240 MKII are semi-open, so am I playing my music too quietly? I'm so confused????

 

[calaf]

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Actually I just realized something. I'm a college freshmen at college and I have a roommate in a medium size room for two people. He frequently skypes his girlfriend and I realized that his voice is usually louder than then the music I listen too. AKG K240 MKII are semi-open, so am I playing my music too quietly? I'm so confused????

 
a good rule of thumb I read some time ago here on head-fi, is that if you are using open phones and can't hear the voice of somebody talking to you in a normal tone of voice, then you are listening at a dangerous volume. So you should be fine from the sound pressure (dB) POV. Still, pain is an excellent mechanism with which your body communicates with you. Don't ignore it!
 

 

[Saleri]

Okay thanks, does it make a difference that they are only semi-open?