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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. Slightly [ot] by gazbo · · Score: 4, Insightful
    These files and anything else on this site are here for private purposes only and SHOULD NOT BE DOWNLOADED OR VIEWED WHATSOEVER!

    Why the fuck do people bother with that crap? Do they really think that they have cunningly found a legal loophole that every lawyer in the world has missed? Do they not realise that if they trotted out that defence in any court in the world the judge would just laugh at them?

    Gah.

  2. Re:Do we really need this kind of protection? by chnuschti · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually in most European Countries the Taxpayer will pay for your disability. So it is in the interest of everybody to protect dumbasses from themselfs Just my 2 cents

  3. Re:Better to Cripple the iPod... by HaloZero · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A friend of mine contracted tinnitus after going to an Orgy concert. From what I last heard, she's in the opening stages of dementia, because of the noise in her head. It's really, really sad. She's a great girl, too. :-\

    Made me turn my headphones down, it did.

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  4. Re:valid reasons for "104db" by fingal · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Totally valid point. However, the choice as to whether I want to have less battery life at the expense of better sound quality should be my choice should it not?

    And I suppose that this means that the battery life on the European iPods is better than the American model then?

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  5. Re:Better to Cripple the iPod... by bluethundr · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For what it's worth my hearing is just fine too.

    Like I said, we all think we're immortal, especially when we're young. But we're all put together the same, pal. Physics are physics. I'm glad you're okay, and I'm sure you're banking that you'll always be okay. I used to bank on that too. Now all I can tell you is "don't bank on it"!

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  6. Re:valid reasons for "104db" by chrisbw · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Totally valid point. However, the choice as to whether I want to have less battery life at the expense of better sound quality should be my choice should it not?
    And I suppose that this means that the battery life on the European iPods is better than the American model then?

    Depends on what you set the volume at. :)

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