SPL can't be measured by the output from the audio jack, as each speaker (headphone) will take the power given it and use it to create SPL that you perceive as music more efficiently or less efficiently depending on its design.
Also, higher frequencies are more damaging to hearing than lower frequencies, so overall SPL isn't an ideal indicator of hearing loss potential. Inside a car you are exposed to a lot of low frequency sound, but that frequency range isn't nearly as damaging to hearing as the high pitched whine of a ricer motorcycle engine.
Sorry, SPL = sound pressure level. db = decibel
If you don't like secondhand smoke, stay outside or visit establishments that are smoke-free by choice of owner.
I prefer Bach and Beethoven, Mozart and Mendelssohn.
Ever hear of second hand smoke, Henrin ?
And its society's problem, just ask a deaf man....
Oh, almost forgot , you are a libertarian...
"freedom and liberty forever"
But a specific device manufacturer would know what the safe audio level would be for the headphones it includes with the device, right? Then, I would imagine most other headphones have relatively close frequency range. Just an educated guess.
That is just too damn hard! I mean really, they have to get up and leave? No, they want everyone else to bend their will, not doing what they feel is right for their own health and LEAVE.
Bloomberg is gping on another crusade to get rid of ear buds in nyc.Cranked-Up Earbuds Next On Mayor Bloomberg’s Health Hit List « CBS New York
Excellent use of the taxpayer money.
Because their mothers/grandmothers didn't already tell them this at some point in their life.
For every person who "jokes" about going deaf listening to loud music....... guess what.... they are already "aware"
No "like" from me.....at least we have a man who cares about people.....maybe too much???....better than too little...
Okay, so I just read that it is being funded by some grant from the "Fund for Public Health" which allegedly raises funds through non-tax dollars.
But, regardless....... I think a grant from the "Fund for Public Health" could be better used on some other important topic.
Yes, and we all know that every kid listens to the advice of their grandmas :roll:
I'm not an electrical nor an acoustics engineer, just a music and headphone geek that has picked up a little knowledge in my life, but something makes me suspect that you really can't limit headphone output to a level that would keep overall exposure below a certain SPL limit, I don't think you can make a circuit that smart. You would just have to do what is done now and keep output voltage below an arbitrary level that would guarantee most headphones being unable to render "loud" music.
Plus, like I said, it's the crescendos that get you. You would have to have a limiter that constantly "squashed" the peaks in volume in the music (whacks on the snare drum, crashes of cymbals, etc.), resulting in a music listening experience where the player was constantly lowering and raising the volume, making the experience unpleasant.
Because the government will surely get them to listen. :lamo
The govt has run several public health pgms with great success
I can think of one and in that area parents weren't doing jack. You?
Seat belts, helmets for motorcycles, drunk driving, tobacco use
OOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhh Boy !
Are you ever an extremist.....I think a $100,000 fine and the loss of their precious noise makers should suffice...:mrgreen::2razz::2wave:
Having different laws in every state for common products is getting way out of hand. Not only custom motor fuel blends, soda container sizes, headphones, radar detectors and who knows what things are illegal now or "CA ONLY" spec, like motorcycles, lawn equipment and cars. Seems as if you may soon travel out of state and get arrested for having an illegal toothbrush. Stop the madness! We will soon need national laws to require these weird state laws are posted at all state lines. Ignorance of the law is no excuse, but laws of the ignorant are popping up everywhere!
A conditional "like".Good thing we have the government to keep us safe from earbuds, baby formula and 7 year olds with Pop Tarts. :roll:
Yes, and we all know that every kid listens to the advice of their grandmas :roll:
Seat belts, helmets for motorcycles, drunk driving, tobacco use
1. Unlawful to not use one.
2. Unlawful to not use one.
3. Unlawful to do.
4. Not sure the government has anything to do with it..... and they are on the verge of banning cigarettes in many places with how many places you are NOT allowed to smoke.
So... what does that tell us about the future of ear buds in NYC?
The research has been done and all of those campaigns helped to increase awareness and saved lives
I'd say get what's enjoyable, and of course, what's in the budget.
When I made my "step up" to better stuff, it wasn't to IEM, but rather to larger headphones. On the first point IEMs were much more expensive for my wee budget.
On the second point, I didn't like the feeling of the flanges going deep in my ear. Granted the sound was cool, but it just felt...not for me. Now, I spent about 50-60 bucks on some headphones from Sennheisier, going for the recommended starter cans (which at the time were the HD-497) but contemplated going with the Grado SR60. Either way, it was good stuff.
Of course, once I got started, I couldn't stop. And it got more expensive.
The Sennheiser HD-600 that was the second headphone I posted earlier in the thread...and these beauties. Paired with a full desktop headphone amplifier as well, naturally.
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