| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 8/29/2009 12:39:53 AM | oh yeah i can hear better when someone's sitting RIGHT ON MY FACE!!!!! yeah that's right - i know it defies the laws of physics - do you think i'm having a spiritual experience or just debasing myself while in the throes of an acid flashback?  | |
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| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 8/29/2009 2:17:06 PM |
Are you kidding, I wanna hear ALL the music, thats what I paid good money for, is to go, and hear the band play, and the ALL the good music that goes with them.
Actually, the sound at concerts is usually turned up so high that there's significant distortion. Wearing some sort of noise blocker eliminates the distortion - the music is purer and MUCH better. I don't carry earplugs but I make little balls of kleenex which tuck into my ears and block just enough distortion/loudness that I can hear extremely well and without pain. See, I like the idea of retaining all my faculties into my dotage  | |
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| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 8/29/2009 2:26:16 PM | ^^^^ suppose you are right on that in many ways.
the reasons often are that no matter how good the artists, the packing of huge crowds for the mighty $$$$ needs huge facilities, most of them not designed to carry sound effectively...
unless one is fortunate enough to get prime seating I find it is hardly worth spending the $$$ now to see/hear ones favourite performers ....
what pity | |
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| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 8/30/2009 12:12:15 AM | prime seating? i thought we were talking about prime eating...oh well...as usual i've lost the plot...or was it my mind! FOR GOD'S SAKE! when i go to a concert i want to lean against the largest speaker and FEEL that heavy bass backbeat...what's that about my hearing? what? whaaaaaaaat?  | |
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| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 8/30/2009 11:41:20 AM | | SO THE AC/DC CONCERT WAS AWESOME! SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY I LOST MY EARPLUGS. BUT.. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ANYWHERE ABOUT "HEARING LAWS"... HUH? WHAT?? | |
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| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 9/1/2009 5:40:09 PM | ok, dakota...i offer an uneasy truce...since we agree on this unequivocally...could it be that our employers should go ahead and disable social program access to increase productivity? yeeeeeeees....hee hee hee
The PMS Hell No On Earplugs Deaf B!tch | |
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| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 9/1/2009 5:42:27 PM | meatie, i love ya buddy but a) no more rat-hangin in public b) face-sitting - can we not conduct interviews first? remember the last time you got flesh-eating disease? it wasn't pretty c) you are leading all the minions astray...they have caught the irresistible smell of freedom on the air...
The PMS "I Can't Even Handle My Minions" Failure  | |
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| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 9/1/2009 11:32:24 PM |
Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
W H A T ????
Seriously...wouldn't that be like going to a smorgasbord with your mouth duct taped shut?? | |
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| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 9/2/2009 9:08:10 AM |
Seriously...wouldn't that be like going to a smorgasbord with your mouth duct taped shut??
No, not all. A poor analogy at best.
A better smorgasbord analogy is if you are equipped with the ear plug equivalent protection for eating you are presented only the foods that are healthy choices, while those patrons without the protection would be offered the same choices but they would be obscured from view by less-healthy foods.
Both groups of people can have their fill and leave the venue quite satisfied, but those with the protection would have less cause for regret for having dined there. | |
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| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 9/2/2009 9:33:35 AM | Decibel (Loudness) Comparison Chart
Here are some interesting numbers, collected from a variety of sources, that help one to understand the volume levels of various sources and how they can affect our hearing.
Environmental Noise
Weakest sound heard 0dB
Whisper Quiet Library 30dB
Normal conversation (3-5') 60-70dB
Telephone dial tone 80dB
City Traffic (inside car) 85dB
Train whistle at 500', Truck Traffic 90dB
Subway train at 200' 95dB
Level at which sustained exposure may result in hearing loss 90 - 95dB
Power mower at 3' 107dB
Snowmobile, Motorcycle 100dB
Power saw at 3' 110dB
Sandblasting, Loud Rock Concert 115dB
Pain begins 125dB
Pneumatic riveter at 4' 125dB
Even short term exposure can cause permanent damage - Loudest recommended exposure WITH hearing protection 140dB
Jet engine at 100', Gun Blast 140dB
Death of hearing tissue 180dB
Loudest sound possible 194dB
OSHA Daily Permissible Noise Level Exposure
Hours per day Sound level
8 90dB
6 92dB
4 95dB
3 97dB
2 100dB
1.5 102dB
1 105dB
.5 110dB
.25 or less 115dB
Perceptions of Increases in Decibel Level
Imperceptible Change 1dB
Barely Perceptible Change 3dB
Clearly Noticeable Change 5dB
About Twice as Loud 10dB
About Four Times as Loud 20dB
Sound Levels of Music
Normal piano practice 60 -70dB
Fortissimo Singer, 3' 70dB
Chamber music, small auditorium 75 - 85dB
Piano Fortissimo 84 - 103dB
Violin 82 - 92dB
Cello 85 -111dB
Oboe 95-112dB
Flute 92 -103dB
Piccolo 90 -106dB
Clarinet 85 - 114dB
French horn 90 - 106dB
Trombone 85 - 114dB
Tympani & bass drum 106dB
Walkman on 5/10 94dB
Symphonic music peak 120 - 137dB
Amplifier rock, 4-6' 120dB
Rock music peak 150dB
NOTES:
* One-third of the total power of a 75-piece orchestra comes from the bass drum.
* High frequency sounds of 2-4,000 Hz are the most damaging. The uppermost octave of the piccolo is 2,048-4,096 Hz.
* Aging causes gradual hearing loss, mostly in the high frequencies.
* Speech reception is not seriously impaired until there is about 30 dB loss; by that time severe damage may have occurred.
* Hypertension and various psychological difficulties can be related to noise exposure.
* The incidence of hearing loss in classical musicians has been estimated at 4-43%, in rock musicians 13-30%.
Statistics for the Decibel (Loudness) Comparison Chart were taken from a study by Marshall Chasin , M.Sc., Aud(C), FAAA, Centre for Human Performance & Health, Ontario, Canada. There were some conflicting readings and, in many cases, authors did not specify at what distance the readings were taken or what the musician was actually playing. In general, when there were several readings, the higher one was chosen.
Just a copy and paste for some info etc :) | |
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| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 9/2/2009 10:12:24 AM | I am seriously considering giving up on concerts completely because it seems I always get stuck next to a couple of screaming girls who can't sing for sh!t.
(I came here to listen to U2,
not YOU TWO). | |
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| Do you wear ear plugs to a music concert?
Posted: 9/2/2009 10:32:34 AM | lol djd,
Just go and take a look at some of the early Beatles concerts on YouTube, they needed way way more amplifiers for sure!!!!! All you can hear pretty much is all the gals screaming lol... They could have used a sound system like Pink Floyd's modern set up or something.. | |
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