ever since ive gotten the bass ive been after my ears feel 'poppy', i have to be blowing them out all the time, will i go deaf if i listen to loud bass too long?
i don't have a killer set-up, probably mild compared to most audio heads on here, but the bass is loud, im just worried about my hearing loss, what was that? you said something? i don't want to start saying things like that when the music is <U>off</U>

 

your ears will lose its hearing over a period of time (also because you're getting older..). thats why i don't care for an SPL system, even though my sub is capable of producing 140db. SQ for me and none less.

 

are there any eardrops that will help 'protect' my ears?

 

use earplugs. get the ones that are yellow so people can notice u!

 

wouldnt your ears get feelin like that cuz the air in your car is getting pressurized, like on a plane or somethin? my ears would do that when i had my 15s in my crx. felt cool tho.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by orgasmobile &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wouldnt your ears get feelin like that cuz the air in your car is getting pressurized, like on a plane or somethin? my ears would do that when i had my 15s in my crx. felt cool tho.</TD></TR></TABLE>

more air pressure with bass, less air pressure when you're going up high on a plane

 

driving with heavy bass in ur car is basically like going into a club am i not correct?

And i bet most of the time your in your car it'll be for an average of 15-20 minute drive. so i guess you won't go deaf...not now atleast

 

If your ears ring at night, you are most likely damaging your hearing. It's not a good thing to lose.

 

Hopefully you have some way of controlling bass level remotely. Either head or the little amp switches. The only thing I can say is be careful. Don't bass for extended periods of time. I normally keep it to one song, and then rest for 15 minutes

BTW, if you hear ringing, you have already suffered hearing loss. Welcome to the club

 

LOL! now I have heard everything.. You can destroy your hearing just as easy with tweeters. Depends on how loud you listen to your music. Use common sense and listen at normal levels.

 

Oh yeah, tweets and mids destroy your hearing much easier, around 105-108db depending on freq. With subbass you need to get into the 120's to even think about doing damage.

 

and another side note, i believe in every state it's illegal to drive with ear plugs/ear phones on/in your ear...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rjr162 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">and another side note, i believe in every state it's illegal to drive with ear plugs/ear phones on/in your ear...</TD></TR></TABLE>

True. You can use one only, intended for cell phones and such.

 

why would you turn the radio up and put earplugs in to make it quieter? Just turn the radio down!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by acuradriva &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why would you turn the radio up and put earplugs in to make it quieter? Just turn the radio down!!</TD></TR></TABLE>lol!

 

With my windows down, driving down the highway at 85, with my system up, I cant hear the wind. Im gonna be deaf.
gmoore

 

Yup

When I can't hear wind and engine noise with the windows down, I know it is too loud.

 

I'm the same way. I sold (at a big lost) a perfectly good 12" sub and box because it was hurting my ears. I loved it, but it hurts my ear after long playing. So I have a small 8 inch now.

I would suggest you turn the sub down, set the amp so the sub only produce the lows, and let rears capture the difference. Less earth shaking boom, and better on the ears. We don't always need the boom in everything we hear.