My given right to decimate my auditory system.
 

Come on now, really now our governments are gonna try and pull this. what is your guys take on it.



CTV British Columbia - B.C. medical journal calls for cap on iPod volumes - CTV News

No, your focus is on making those decisions for us *******! If I want to **** up my hearing just so that I can enjoy Cannibal Corpse as it was meant to be enjoyed, then you can **** right the hell off!

Actually, it's worse to be a classical musician, playing in orchestras professionally. Over time the average hearing loss for a classical musician is about 50%. It's less for rock musicians and general listeners. I read this in a journal article I looked up for a school project, and if I find it again I will try and reference it here.

Really?! That's wierd. BAN CLASSICAL MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!

The EU have been pulling this shit for years.

I wish I had an American IPod :(

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But seriously, that kind of scares me.

You should have said that 3 months ago when I was selling my old one!!!! (well it was one of the iPod Classics, so not that old)

I dont understand the desperate need to have the sound deafeningly high, but respect people's choice to have it so. I would guess that most people turn up the volume too high to block out noise from elsewhere, so maybe if the governments want us to lower the volume they should either a) reduce noise in the world so music listening on headphones doesnt get distracted - which of course is unreasonable and illogical, or b) enforce a law that all iPods/mp3 players must come with noise cancelling headphones, instead of the shítty 'let everything except the music be heard' type headphones.

even American iPods carry more stringent volume limits now. i used to have a 5th gen iPod that i could listen to while mowing the grass (not a practice i recommend), my iPhone 4 regularly gets outstripped by other people talking on their cell phones. =/

on another note, they should enact a global ordinance barring the sale of ridiculous car sound systems. it's enough for the morons who buy them to render themselves stupid while driving, but for fucks sake don't roll your goddamn windows down. btdubs, your bass sounds like SHIT.

*Waves American iPod tauntingly at Urban*

I hate that bass sound so much. First of all, it doesn't impress anybody and secondly their hearing is ruined, which is why they have it up so loud. Also, I wonder if thats all they hear, just this annoying booming bass sound?