just got ear ptotectors

[Jay Pace]

i got some custom moulded plugs.

vital if you don't want to go deaf.

[digitalboy]

her's an ear protector for you.

http://www.discogs.com/release/153801

please, Don't praise me, praise jesus.

[maily]

i got some custom moulded plugs.

vital if you don't want to go deaf.

too right. best thing i've done. don't reduce clarity of sound like cheaper ones do.
just worn mine all weekend at bloc.

[RDR]

Why do we need these things?

Is it because of..

1. We are getting older (i know how peoples hearing quality drops because of ages BTW)

2. The loudness of modern sound systems

3. Modern music cover greater frequency ranges

IMO its a combo of all of these, but seriously at what point are people gonna start realising that music damages their hearing, he loudness of sound systems cannot carry on forever. there are physical limits to hunan hearing.

[Jay Pace]

too right. best thing i've done. don't reduce clarity of sound like cheaper ones do.
just worn mine all weekend at bloc.

I forgot mine. Would have been ok, but saturday and beltram was faaaaar to loud.

But only because he was ragging the system. Bartos and radioactive man sounded crisp and clean. Joey was putting everything in the red and it sounded loud and a bit nasty.

IMO its a combo of all of these, but seriously at what point are people gonna start realising that music damages their hearing, he loudness of sound systems cannot carry on forever. there are physical limits to hunan hearing.

You don't need that much mid or highs when you're out. Just need huge amounts of bass. Unfortunately thats difficult to get right, so plenty of rigs compensate their lack of bass (needs huge amps, huge drivers and comlex speakers) with nasty angry mids (cheap, easy to power, sound loud)

Some of the best systems I've heard will shake your ribs but you can have a conversation with the person next to you. Ministry of Sound's system is like that. Sublime.

Very, very few soundsystems get it right.

[theledge]

Agreed, both Beltram and Subhead were horribly loud at Bloc. Way too distorted, I didn't hang around for long. Thankfully, Sunday night was a different story

I keep thinking about getting ear protection... I really should, given the pounding mine have received over the years

[mattboyslim]

i got some custom moulded plugs.

vital if you don't want to go deaf.

fo sho

had mine for a couple of years. Can't go out without them now. I don't mind loud systems when they are set up well, but most aren't, sadly, and they give me a headache unless I have my ear buddies in

[ritaheed]

fo sho

had mine for a couple of years. Can't go out without them now. I don't mind loud systems when they are set up well, but most aren't, sadly, and they give me a headache unless I have my ear buddies in

aye there was a system up in glasgow were u had to actually cover your ears at certain points - it got to much tht a just went behind the dj both n sorted the levels - its was disgustingly bad

sayin tht a dun a gig a few yr ago and the way the sound engineer set the levels up a was bale to turn the master right up - its was ****in great cause i was pounding the schranz and techno - the engineer did tell me to turn it right up but i heard rumours tht i made ppl deaf for 3-4 days including myself......the system was a good un tho!!