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Remove iPod European Volume Cap

Posted by pudge on from the only-americans-should-be-loud dept.

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."

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  1. And I thought... by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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  2. Re:Do we really need this kind of protection? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  3. I'll give you 4dB by jolshefsky · · Score: 4, Funny
    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.

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  4. Re:iPod isn't the only thing that will be crippled by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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...

  5. Re:iPod isn't the only thing that will be crippled by jafuser · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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  6. Re:iPod isn't the only thing that will be crippled by Hard_Code · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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  7. Re:iPod isn't the only thing that will be crippled by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

    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