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Is the iPod Generation Going Deaf?
prozac79 writes "Ars Technica and Wired News are both running interesting articles on how personal music players are a major contributor [ArsTechnica] to early hearing loss [Wired]. According the ArsTechnica article, an increasing number of people are now living in "noisy" environments that is only made worse by blocking it out with even louder music. The article also suggests that listening to music for one hour a day is considered safe. So now you have a choice... go deaf early or go insane listening to your coworkers chatter."
Win win situation. Listen to music until you're deaf, and then never be able to here your chatty coworkers again!
Let the commencement BEGINULATE!
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I'll make the typical audiophile quip: If you like the sound of Bose you have nothing to worry about, you're already deaf =)
There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now.
I find that I can better hear the voices in my head with the iPod turned off.
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I say let 'em. Common sense will prevail for the rest of us.
Problem: if stupid people go deaf the rest of us will have to listen to them shouting their inane conversations at each other.
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I think you might have more serious things to worry about than your iPod volume...
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one problem. once you inject all that noise cancelation, any audiophile with 20/10 hearing is going to snort in disgust at how bad it sounds vs "unfiltered, 500 dollar amped" stuff.