#4304373 - 10/19/16 01:42 PM
Re: Are headphones just too powerful these days?
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I stopped using headphones.
Not because of some article on the web or some "research" but because of experience. I'm convinced they're bad for your ears. Years ago I'm an avid headphones enthusiast. Headphones kept piling up as I bought and tried different brands trying to find the perfect headset. Sometime ago, whenever I try to put headphones on I need to set the volume to very low cause it causes discomfort.
I stopped using them. Even with my tablets and phones I rarely use headphones.
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#4304380 - 10/19/16 02:03 PM
Re: Are headphones just too powerful these days?
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I try not to use headphones at all, although I know there's plenty of situations where you don't have that option. I'm a little paranoid about hearing loss considering all the half deaf old farts I know.
Maybe it's a byproduct of overpowering bass and extreme volume being a replacement for actual music.
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#4304383 - 10/19/16 02:10 PM
Re: Are headphones just too powerful these days?
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About twenty years ago I bought a pair of Grado headphones. They were so clean I kept turning up the volume. Next day I woke up with ringing in my ears that continues to this day.
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#4304395 - 10/19/16 02:48 PM
Re: Are headphones just too powerful these days?
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Perhaps worth considering an external headphone amplifier. Then you can set a volume level outside of the computer, outside of software garbage. Find and mark a comfortable peak volume level on the amplifier knob with a full input signal, so you can't get a spike higher than that point. Then try to set the software volumes from that point.
If you have not used an external headphone amplifier before, be aware. As Warbirds mentions, these can be very clean and can drive quality headphones to dangerous volumes without any of the usual signs of stress that lower performance equipment gives.
As far as headphones, I've been a heavy user since 1995 or so. For many years I didn't even have a speaker based hi-fi system. Headphones I look for the same criteria as speakers, wide range with a generally flat curve. I would recommend checking out models aimed at the high fidelity music audience as a starting point.
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#4304433 - 10/19/16 04:45 PM
Re: Are headphones just too powerful these days?
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I think headphones are about like normal listening and you just shouldn't turn it up too loud. Maybe if they're closed cups and form a tight seal they might be more likely to do damage. That said, those earphones/buds (too uncomfortable IMO as well) I would image are more likely to do damage.
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#4304464 - 10/19/16 05:59 PM
Re: Are headphones just too powerful these days?
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You need some good neutral headphones. They won't boost the bass and you'll have crystal clear balance between all portions of the sound wave.
I have a pair of Fischer Fa-003 Ti's and they are fantastic. They cost a bit but you frankly don't need to raise the volume that high to get much out of them. I agree with this.Loud bass is the rage these days and so you need to buy headphones not suited for that style.Me personally,I am an avid fan of dance music and rock music and love loud good quality bass headphones so I am purchasing one geared just for that.
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#4304585 - 10/20/16 12:13 AM
Re: Are headphones just too powerful these days?
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What happens when noise cancelling headphones are too loud? if you regulary have them to loud, you get tinnitus like me!
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#4304595 - 10/20/16 12:46 AM
Re: Are headphones just too powerful these days?
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Turning your noise cancelling headphones too high will deafen the little opera singers in your ears until they cannot hear the order to stop singing.
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#4305134 - 10/21/16 01:21 PM
Re: Are headphones just too powerful these days?
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Volume control . . . loudness . . . hearing loss . . . dang it! I know there's a connection, I just know it.
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#4305250 - 10/21/16 08:42 PM
Re: Are headphones just too powerful these days?
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I like headphones. From time to time I do try to get back to them.
Actually, I'm taking notes of the brands mentioned here. On seldom occasions, I still use my Razer wireless but it's really terrible (by my standards). One thing I learned is that the best headphones are usually the brands only the real audiophiles know and not the masses are flocking to.
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#4305265 - 10/21/16 09:19 PM
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I like headphones. From time to time I do try to get back to them.
Actually, I'm taking notes of the brands mentioned here. On seldom occasions, I still use my Razer wireless but it's really terrible (by my standards). One thing I learned is that the best headphones are usually the brands only the real audiophiles know and not the masses are flocking to.
Like Sennheiser, ADL or BeyerDynamic. My Bose headphones (I have both over and in-ears) are actually only middle of the road as far as baseline sound quality compared to the likes of the above, although the excellent noise cancellation helps make up for it. With noise cancellation activated, I can barely hear something like a loud vacuum cleaner, my noisy dehumidifier or HEPA filter runming in the same room, so ordinary background noise like computer fans or the like are not going to be an issue.
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#4305346 - 10/22/16 02:42 AM
Re: Are headphones just too powerful these days?
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I have a different complaint. What Nanny-State Moron decided that they had to put in a "OMG! YOU ARE GOING TO GO DEAF! CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE! while we lower the volume to save you" random message into the phones?
I'm with you! And furthermore, I get the same message from my phone even if I'm bluetoothing to an external speaker...not even headphones but a dang speaker. There should be a check box for no longer wanting to see the message and leave my freaking volume where I want it...lol.
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