D_Tinnitus
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Just stood 10' behind someone today waiting for a bus. He had ipod-ish earbuds, and could CLEARLY hear the music he was playing. That's too loud.
Originally Posted by DoomzDayz /img/forum/go_quote.gif with closed phones, how much of a difference does it make to have the dB meter up to the driver open as opposed to having a seal? |
Originally Posted by TMM /img/forum/go_quote.gif Testing with A900, using a piece of cardboard as the baffle. 250hz open - 60.8 dB closed - 68.4 dB 1khz open - 79.4 dB closed - 83.8 dB 4khz open - 84.1 dB closed - 83.3 dB |
Originally Posted by Rav /img/forum/go_quote.gif Also, Grados are pretty good at resolving details at quite low volumes, so you shouldn't need to turn it up too much. Try turning it down a notch each time a song finishes, you won't notice it as much then, and as long as your suroundings are fairly quiet you'll probably find that you can listen at lower volumes than you thought. |
Originally Posted by D_Tinnitus /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just stood 10' behind someone today waiting for a bus. He had ipod-ish earbuds, and could CLEARLY hear the music he was playing. That's too loud. |
Originally Posted by jinx20001 /img/forum/go_quote.gif i like this idea but how can it be accurate when you cant be sure of your isolation? i mean i can only just hear my clicks after sticking se530 in with black foam tips |
Originally Posted by kuzzz /img/forum/go_quote.gif my school sounds like white noise with all the ibuds cranked up till max "ssssshshshsssssssshhshs" all day long...crazy |