Instead of starting at 50% and slowly increasing why just not force yourself to say 65% percent. I use a constant volume level that I use all the time and my brain never wants more as I'm so used to this level that it will sound "wrong" if it gets louder. We humans are stubborn and want to experience what we are used to, I'd take advantage of that!
Force yourself to a bit lower volume without changing the volume, in a few days you won't be missing that higher volume levels. But it's important to stay consistent, if you even once bring up the volume, you're back to square number 1 again. But if you did it long enough without pushing the volume the brain won't even desire any higher volume level. At least for me it has worked brilliantly.
i agree i don't actually touch the volume dial or button once its set.
if you turn it up even 1 click song after song after 15 songs on the iphone i think your at 90%-100%.
i start at literally 0 on the iphone and slowly move up within a span of 30 seconds. i know my volume level so thats hard to say for you, i guess but like i said for my iems (gr07 re400 at 32ohms or higher) i don't go above 4 clicks on the iphone. lower impedence like 18ohm monster turbines i use at 3 clicks.
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Yes I agree that's why I would like to know what the loudest safe level is. I don't always listen to my music real loud, but for some songs I want to crank it up. I've just never tried the faders so I don't know what they do. On their description, to me it sounds like they only reduce the dangerous sounds. If they only make things less loud then yes there would be no point to me.
i think your better off doing what i'm doing starting from 0, because if you already start at 50% your brain already adjusts to that sound level and theres already music playing.
if you start at 0 with a familiar song obviously you won't hear any music but just whats going on around you.and slowly move up till you hear the nuances you usually hear at home(in a quiet area).
always listen to the lowest volume where you can still have adequate detail retrieval sounds vague but if you can't do that, their either 1) not sealing properly, iems or even on or over ears 2) their open back or theres too many vents on a closed back
Music doesn't = isolation sorry to say
(this is just what i believe anyway, but you should never turn up your music to the point where you hear nothing around you, thats already too loud, unless you got some etys, most don't have that kind of isolation).
even with my iems i can still hear the subway cart moving and the rumbling and the annoucments going on at each stop but its less clear and quieter, and if i don't focus at all and just listen to my music or just daydream i don't know what subway stop i'm at
rule of thumb your ears get fatigued after you take off the headphones or iems in a quiet space
for example if i'm listen to my gr07 at 50% on the bus and i arrive home into my room, where its quiet and i take if off then, my ears would feel fatigued, do i hear a loud ringing not really but everything around would seem very quiet. you adjust back within a few mins- hours but doing this often leads to permanent hearing damage.
Occupational health course on sound and decibel levels- don't know how much that counts for accrediation but its better than nothing
