OMGCat!
Super Member
There is the thread about songs that need to be played loud amongst others that have popped up and I know there are some of us who've got systems that would be at home powering a fair sized night club, all of which had me curious if anyone uses hearing protection while listening to their system cranked.
It sounds like an odd question but I feel it kind of makes sense.
I like going to live shows (metal, rockabilly, electronic music, etc.), all of which are played extremely (sometimes ridiculously) loud meaning hearing protection every time. I was at a GWAR show once which had some sort of feedback with the bass cabs and my eyes were actually vibrating out of focus it was so loud.
Anyway, with earplugs still get to enjoy the music, feel my clothes vibrate with the bass and can tell it's loud as it's even loud with the plugs in. I also enjoy the atmosphere but that's neither here nor there.
I have a system more geared to live jazz than metal meaning I haven't had the occasion to try but if I did have a monster system I feel I'd want to have hearing protection in when letting it rip. That way you'd get the vibrations, the feel and the fun of knowing you've got a system that could do it, all without the hearing loss. I mean 110db is 110db no matter where you're at when it's hitting your eardrums ya know?
It sounds like an odd question but I feel it kind of makes sense.
I like going to live shows (metal, rockabilly, electronic music, etc.), all of which are played extremely (sometimes ridiculously) loud meaning hearing protection every time. I was at a GWAR show once which had some sort of feedback with the bass cabs and my eyes were actually vibrating out of focus it was so loud.
Anyway, with earplugs still get to enjoy the music, feel my clothes vibrate with the bass and can tell it's loud as it's even loud with the plugs in. I also enjoy the atmosphere but that's neither here nor there.
I have a system more geared to live jazz than metal meaning I haven't had the occasion to try but if I did have a monster system I feel I'd want to have hearing protection in when letting it rip. That way you'd get the vibrations, the feel and the fun of knowing you've got a system that could do it, all without the hearing loss. I mean 110db is 110db no matter where you're at when it's hitting your eardrums ya know?