I found this table at www.hear-more.com

I have always wondered how long I could listen to loud music before doing real damage.

I am sure that many of you know this already, but for those who don't, here it is.

http://www.hear-more.com/images/music3.gif

So basically, if you have a loud system, then 5-15 minutes max per day without protection.

That is what I usually keep it at so I am relieved...lol

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pffft...what do they know. low bass noises don't effect your hearing like high freq. do. you can listen to bass for hours....

yeah I don't think they are using low bass frequencies for these tests, because if they were I'd have been deaf about 19 years ago. As it turns out, my hearing is quite good as of about 6 months ago when I had it tested at my kids audiologist( he had tubes put in his ears a few years ago to help prevent infections). Ofcourse I do boom responsibly and rarely let the volume stay too high for too long. I don't think I'm cool enough to drive around with the stereo blasting.

Thanks for Posting. I have quite a measurable dip in my hearing....can't hear female spoken voices that easily...at least I tell my wife that<G>. Anyway, my hearing loss is due to wearing headphones for work for the past 18 years working as a sound recordist. At the end of a long day, my hearing is dull. I can still enjoy a great sound system, but my idea of what sounds great is now different from a young person's. My hearing troubles were first noticed at age 40 (46 now).

Salty: Look into musician plugs to protect your hearing.

Those hearing charts are all 'A' weighted. The measurments have more high frequency bias - which is what causes damage quicker. If you test your system with an SPL meter on A weighted you will see that your SPL's are lower than if you use 'C' weighting.

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If i could only convince her of that i would be laughing..