Remove iPod European Volume Cap

bsodmike writes "This is a complete how-to for removing the EU Cap in the new iPods allowing 104dB bliss! Thanks to everyone @ #eucap including UnixMonkey, Keaner, Silvacow, m@rk et al." Some countries have an upper limit of 100dB for consumer devices, so the European version of the iPod is "crippled."

Comments

And I thought...

[Creepy Crawler]

It said "140db" cap! Hot damn! If it did that, I'd buy 2 for my car and drive around like a hoodlem.

Re:Do we really need this kind of protection?

[Anonymous Coward]

How much money was spent in the House of Reps. and Senate debating, drafting, and approving this bill?

Since the law is European, my guess would be $0.00.

Re:Do we really need this kind of protection?

[gazbo]

How much money was spent in the House of Reps. and Senate debating, drafting, and approving this bill?

Given it's the European Volume Cap, I'd wager that very little money indeed was spent there.

I'll give you 4dB

[jolshefsky]

1. Insert earphones in ear as normal.
2. Note the distance from your ear to the earphone diaphragm.
3. Since sound level is reduced by the square of the distance, mash the headphones into your ear so the distance is 0.63 (sqrt(10^-0.4)) the original distance.

This will increase the amount of sound reaching your ears by 4dB.

Re:iPod isn't the only thing that will be crippled

[Anonymous Coward]

These hairs do not recover from damage.

Are you saying loud music is a major cause of baldness?

Mom: "That there rock noise is evil and will make you sick!"
Shoulda listened Mom...

Turn this crap down!

[reiggin]

I cranked my pc's sound up to 104dBs and then turned on text-to-speech. Now all I hear is the piercing sound of CmdrTaco telling me that I'm an insensitive clod and the neighbors have called the cops! Thanks, thanks a lot guys.

Re:iPod isn't the only thing that will be crippled

[jafuser]

Does that mean I will be deaf in 316,452 years even if I only listen to absolute silence? =)

Re:iPod isn't the only thing that will be crippled

[Hard_Code]

No, statistically, you will probably become permanently deaf around 78 years of age.

Re:iPod isn't the only thing that will be crippled

[commodoresloat]

Yeah bionic hearing is cool and all, but it sucks having to hear "doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo" every time you try to listen to something.

- Steve Austin

Found it

[JjCale]

Well, this is the method apparently:
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Solution to the EU Volume Limitation!

E.U. iPod sound limitation here's the solution

OK guys, here's the ultimate solution to your European iPod sound limitation problem. It worked sweetly on mine, only 5 minutes ago.

Go to TinkerTool (a small utility u can download at download.com) and tell it to display hidden files and folders.

Double click the iPod icon on the desktop.

Go to folder (iPod_control->device)

There you'll find a file named "Limit".

Send it to trash, and empty trash.

Unmount the iPod and voila, no more worries. Just watch for your ears coz now you'll get the maximum ur baby can give.

Re:Hate to reply to myself

[Alan Partridge]

Nope, the loud music just wrecks your hearing.

Your brain must've been pre-fucked.

Re:iPod isn't the only thing that will be crippled

[alexo]

> Don't fuck with loud sounds. It's just not worth it.

I have to disagree.
Fucking with loud sounds is so much better than doing it silently.