Listening to music safely :S

[Holofoil]

I was watching that embarassing teenage bodies thing on tv, and it was saying how loud music can damage our ears, but how do I know what volume is safe? It said anything above 85db (i think it's db) is unsafe... but i don't know what that means...

[Rapidshare]

I was watching that embarassing teenage bodies thing on tv, and it was saying how loud music can damage our ears, but how do I know what volume is safe? It said anything above 85db (i think it's db) is unsafe... but i don't know what that means...


The volume bar shouldnt be more then half way lol

[FlyingJesus]

The volume bar shouldnt be more then half way lol

What :S that would depend on what media player you're using and what your speakers are set to lol, I could turn mine right up and have WMP at half volume and still be well above 85db

I wouldn't worry too much though, 85 is fairly high and you'd need to be playing it pretty constantly at that level to damage yourself

[Rapidshare]

What :S that would depend on what media player you're using and what your speakers are set to lol, I could turn mine right up and have WMP at half volume and still be well above 85db

I wouldn't worry too much though, 85 is fairly high and you'd need to be playing it pretty constantly at that level to damage yourself



LOL, sorry

I was talkin about ipods and handheld music players or mp3/4's LOL

[Meanies]

My ipods always on full and i have it on most of the day. And when I'm at home i have it on my ipod speakers which are on full volume too. hasn't done me any harm :D

[Joe!]

@dollop; its long term damage, so if you keep that up for a year or so, you will feel the damage later on in life.

[Holofoil]

My ipods always on full and i have it on most of the day. And when I'm at home i have it on my ipod speakers which are on full volume too. hasn't done me any harm :D
Not yet. It will seriously damage your ears if you keep it up.

But yeah I have iPod on full volume on the bus, to drown out the sound of chavs arguing, but I just got new earbud earphones, and they block out external noise. So I will be playing my music very low in a paranoid fashion.

[Meanies]

lol I've been doin it like that for well over a year

[Yoshimitsui]

If after you have been listenning to your music, your ears start ringing then you have had it too loud!

[Meanies]

I just watched the thing about loud music :O
Wonder how many decibels full volume on ipod is?

[Andys]

how the hell do you listen to you're ipod on full volume?
i usualy have mine on about half.

[Frisky]

how the hell do you listen to you're ipod on full volume?
i usualy have mine on about half.

Me too, otherwise its deafening..

[Crimson]

Who cares? lol :P

[Holofoil]

Who cares? lol :P

You, when you have a hearing aid by the time you're 21

[cocaine]

http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/loudness.html
Useful db chart

City Traffic (inside car) 85dB

[Foals]

my laptop is always on volume 16 is that kk

[RedStratocas]

it depends on the player, but i read an article a few years ago that the rule of thumb for most is the volume should be no more than 3/4ths of the way to the max.

[Holofoil]

how the hell do you listen to you're ipod on full volume?
i usualy have mine on about half.

it depends on the earphones - I have crap earphones that I can barely hear through even on full volume, and I have really good earphones which need to be about 1/4 of the volume or it's deafening.

[Wayne]

I don't play loud music anyway.

[Indie-Dan]

I think the volumes on all iPods are different, max volume on my Nano is nowhere near as loud as max volume on my Touch, and thats with the exact same song with the exact same earphones.

If I were you I'd just keep listening with whatever volume is most comfortable.

[drama]

The volume bar shouldnt be more then half way lol
I've never had my Ipod under full volume, hah oh dear :(:(