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Silver Member Username: Quirky
SA,
Texas
Post Number: 334
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 02:04 pm: |
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so I'm starting to become more and more conscious of my hearing loss. It's depressing every time I think about it. My friends give me a hard time because they always have 2 repeat stuff. I'm only 19 and worried by the time I'm 30 im going to need a hearing aid; Scary stuff. When I listen to music it doesn't seem to bother me with any pain or sign of hearing damage although somewhere in the back of my head I know its not good. My system seems to sound less and less louder. When I have friends in the car they complain about how loud it is even when I have the HU at 10. When I'm driving solo I cant help but crank it up the HU to 20 and let the sound consume everything.
I'm curious to know if anyone here has had sever sound hearing loss or any storys about it? Is it worth it to loose hearing? |
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Gold Member Username: Skibum12189
Cleveland
Post Number: 3008
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 02:06 pm: |
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It's not worth it to lose your hearing. Once it's gone, it's never coming back. What's your system? |
Silver Member Username: Quirky
SA,
Texas
Post Number: 335
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 02:14 pm: |
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Fi Q15 ported @ 32
4 Focal Access
ED 9.1
Fusion Fusion PPAM8004 |
Gold Member Username: Snowball123
West Allis,
WI
Post Number: 1663
Registered: Oct-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 02:22 pm: |
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pu*sy.
just playin. |
Gold Member Username: Surferdude9371
Get loud or go home....
Post Number: 1436
Registered: Mar-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 02:57 pm: |
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ya i find myself losing my hearing more and more but thats life |
Gold Member Username: Snowball123
West Allis,
WI
Post Number: 1665
Registered: Oct-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 03:26 pm: |
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i agree. |
Gold Member Username: Deadrabit
Marionville,
MO
Post Number: 1045
Registered: Jun-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 04:23 pm: |
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after my new set up by gf and people i have class with tell me i am losing my hearing. and i do have to make people say things over 2 times over the phone and at work.
with one 15 u can get damage but not as bad as u think.
everytime u get close to 140db ur losing hearing for good. u can loosing hearing from something as low as 80dB but it takes 9 hours of constand listening to do it.
but music has a beat not a constant loud sound... (depending on the song)
all of u people getting 140db be carful! don't keep it full blast.
those guys that have a 150 plus daily. its going to go real fast. |
Gold Member Username: Snowball123
West Allis,
WI
Post Number: 1667
Registered: Oct-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 04:39 pm: |
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you get your new amps in yet? |
Gold Member Username: Deadrabit
Marionville,
MO
Post Number: 1047
Registered: Jun-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 04:40 pm: |
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if ur talking to me yes i did |
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Gold Member Username: Snowball123
West Allis,
WI
Post Number: 1668
Registered: Oct-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 04:53 pm: |
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sweet. make some vids. |
Gold Member Username: Hittin1
Lake Charles,
La.
United States
Post Number: 1587
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 05:14 pm: |
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huh? what did you say? I can't hear you, lol |
Silver Member Username: Quirky
SA,
Texas
Post Number: 336
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 05:41 pm: |
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Yea, I'm not so worried about the low frequency hurting my ears. I believe its the highs that do the most damage to hearing. After a long car trip listening to loud rock seems to be what is killing my ears. My left ear is a little worse than my right ear, and i have a feeling it may be from my driver side tweeter relatively closer than any other component in the car.
as long as no one on here needs a hearing aid bc of their system it makes me feel a little better. |
Gold Member Username: Redliner
Wilmington,
Ma
Post Number: 4629
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 05:57 pm: |
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hearing's overrated who needs it just learn sign language |
Silver Member Username: Ducka
Houghton and/or Macomb,
MI
United States
Post Number: 727
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 06:24 pm: |
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Im pretty sure lows do more damage you just dont notice as much. Think about the frequency ranges. Loud rock will damage the part of the ear that hears highs/mids(which is the range where people speak). straight bass damages the parts that hear low frequencies. there are very few things beside subwoofers that make those low of sounds so you dont really notice it as much. |
Platinum Member Username: Nyyfan13
Yanks Fan
USA
Post Number: 10661
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 06:48 pm: |
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Fucc it, only live once. |
Silver Member Username: Ducka
Houghton and/or Macomb,
MI
United States
Post Number: 729
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 06:50 pm: |
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exactly, They make hearing aides for a reason... so you can destroy your hearing with bass, duhh.
And Im sure in the near future they will have microscopic hearing aides or perhaps even laser ear surgery. |
Gold Member Username: Jtown
Texas
Post Number: 3312
Registered: Mar-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 07:09 pm: |
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well if you're worried about hearing loss, don't ever drive with your windows down. |
Platinum Member Username: Rovin
1 15 = 149.5 DBs
Trinidad & T...
Post Number: 14371
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 09:45 pm: |
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at least 1 person on E is realizing what he is doing to himself ... |
Gold Member Username: Surferdude9371
Get loud or go home....
Post Number: 1437
Registered: Mar-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 10:37 pm: |
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ya i listen to 140+ on a daily basis im screwed but so worth it |
Gold Member Username: Southernrebel
Monroe,
Louisiana
Team Audible...
Post Number: 7060
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 10:40 pm: |
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We just got some new tweets in at the shop that I KNOW will cause some hearing damage. I hooked a set up in the demo-room and they will make you think your ears are bleeding.
We are going to do pairs of them in for people that "think" they need 6-6x9's in the back deck of cars. (along w/ a pair of 6" mids)
The 'on the shelf price' is the same as 2 pair of pioneer 5ways. And they kill 3 pair  |
Bronze Member Username: Lil_justin850
Justin smith, crestview,
Fl
Okalossa
Post Number: 25
Registered: Sep-08
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 11:35 pm: |
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man i know that i cant listen to a whole song at full tilt with my 18 it pure a_ss hurts and its only on 1k or so |
Gold Member Username: Surferdude9371
Get loud or go home....
Post Number: 1438
Registered: Mar-07
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 11:36 pm: |
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i used to feel that way but eventually u get used to it |
Gold Member Username: Southernrebel
Monroe,
Louisiana
Team Audible...
Post Number: 7063
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 11:38 pm: |
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if 1 18" hurts you...you bout DIE in my truck. |
Bronze Member Username: Wfbass
Stephenville,
NL
Canada
Post Number: 48
Registered: Sep-08
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| Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 - 01:00 am: |
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the other day i throw my second mx in my backseat in a similier box to the one i have in my trunk(they both dont fit or cant get a 4 cube box to fit), and anyways i listened to it cranked for about 20 min straight and my ear poped and its not the same. when i pull down on my ear i hear a slight pop in my ear |
Gold Member Username: Tejcurrent
Post Number: 1607
Registered: Apr-07
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| Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 - 06:14 am: |
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Higher freqs are more damaging to your hearing. Especially as far as communication is concerned- most peoples voices aren't in the 30hz range lol.
I could listen to 150+db 30hz test tones no problem, but I was listening to Devil Driver with my subs out for a while and realized I needed to turn it down before my ears started ringing.
If it is hurting you- regardless of you being a pu5s or not, you should turn it down. |
New member Username: Caraudioislikecrack
Post Number: 6
Registered: Nov-08
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| Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 - 09:24 am: |
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ben I have the same thing going on.My hearing started getting worse when I was like 15 cuz I used to so sit in cars that were competition level and didnt know any better .I have a nextel phone and when I talk to my one friend on the direct connect if people are around as soon as I say what they he is talking to me cuz people have to repeat what they say a lot.I always thought my system was getting less loud cuz I was used to it.which I think is part of it but i took a hearing test for a job and they said my hearing was getting worse. |
Platinum Member Username: Insearchofbass
Post Number: 10859
Registered: Jun-04
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| Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 - 10:38 am: |
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This is why I decided to go sq with my system. Control your systems loudness by only turning it up so loud. If it doesnt sound as balanced set your gains at a lower volume to counter it. |
Platinum Member Username: Rovin
1 15 = 149.5 DBs
Trinidad & T...
Post Number: 14374
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 - 11:24 am: |
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some of u guys r facking up ur ears unknowingly & i really wonder about the ppl who know better & yet do it ...its a pity when u try having a normal conversation with some guys & u have to be repeating urself or speaking louder than normal
im with sean - sq for my daily listening pleasure ... |
Diamond Member Username: Bestmankind
Post Number: 22785
Registered: Oct-05
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| Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 - 11:27 am: |
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huh huh what did you say rovin? can you repeat that? lol
yeah you guys need to becareful. like sean, i went with a sq as well. balanced ftw. |
Bronze Member Username: Lil_justin850
Justin smith, crestview,
Fl
Okalossa
Post Number: 27
Registered: Sep-08
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| Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 - 12:22 pm: |
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canaan i know that i would die but i still want a demo when the van is done |
Silver Member Username: Imi4tth3w
San Antonio,
Texas
USA
Post Number: 214
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 09:47 pm: |
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woa ben what up buddy. well i hope your system is going well! i wish i had time to focus on systems and stuff but school has been kickin my as.s. i'm just counting down the days til christmas when the hoe is finally gonna get lifted. then after that with a couple more batteries, some bigger wiring, and bigger alternator, i'll trash the crappy 15 and upgrade to two serious 15's.
you only live once. ;P
but yeah i know what you mean after i've been jammin out to some rock i feel a little deaf after getting out of the car. it usually comes back to me tho. i think you'll be fine. i doubt either of us are hitting 140db. but the extended periods of time is what you gotta worry about. which is why i usually turn my stuff down at lights and stuff. although 6 hours trips to san antonio and back at full blast don't help.
well anyways i probably won't check back here for a while. maybe see ya thanksgiving?
later |
