I don't know about all that. I actually got Bass sickness a few times from too much low end frequencies.
Ryan > -----Original Message----- > From: George Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:18 PM > To: 'Ricky Crow' > Cc: 'Ryan'; 'Michael Mishler'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: CRX: RE: RE: Wear your %$#@*& seatbelt! > > > Simple formula: 80% power to the bass, bottom two octaves > (20Hz-80Hz), > 20% to the rest of the system. Turn down the bass (I have a throttle > control for it) and it sounds like a stock system (clean sounding > though), but not damaging to the hearing. Compare SPL to > live music and > the sound system in the car *might* measure 115dB while live music can > easily hit 125dB or more at the bottom end. > > Humans have an inverted frequency curve to their hearing- the most > sensitive is at or near 4kHz (hence where sirens are) and the least > sensitive frequencies are at the bottom two octaves. Hearing damage > occurs from a either an acoustic concussion (an explosive > detonating at > close range) or a regular pattern of exposure to high SPL of > frequencies > above 4kHz with little or no rest (e.g. factory workers or rock > musicians). > > Exposure to the bottom two octaves of bass works the inner ear muscle > without affecting the critical inner ear (cochlea) and can actually > massage the muscles in the neck, hence the relaxation sensation which > rocks. Incidentally, if you are exposed to daily high > volumes of noise > at work and are concerned about hearing damage (a valid concern > indeed!), you can rest your ears while you sleep at night using > swimmers' silicone earplugs (about a 25dB suppression)- it "restores" > your hearing. > > > -George > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ricky Crow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:36 AM > To: George Freeman > Cc: 'Ryan'; 'Michael Mishler'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: CRX: RE: RE: Wear your %$#@*& seatbelt! > > > Yeah, and let me go invest in hearing aide stocks.....which will be > booming (no pun intended) in about 10 years from people like you. > > Ricky > > > > On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, George Freeman wrote: > > > It's a real problem now that the next generation of "taller" car is > > the standard. My solution is if they can't see you, be > sure they can > > HEAR you and that means 12" subs in a 4th-order band pass > box in the > > rear. You'll crank enough bass that anyone within 100' will be > > looking. If they cut you off, just meet 'em at the next light, get > > real close to the rear, then pound 'em with bass, baby. I love it > > when they try to inch closer to the car in front of them to > get away > > from you and can only go �-foot. Hee hee hee hee :). > > > > > > George > > "Little Beast" > > '89 DX-Hybrid-D16Z6, 127k miles > > Seats, Suspension, Engine, MSD > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > On Behalf Of Ryan > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:38 PM > > To: 'Michael Mishler'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: CRX: RE: Wear your %$#@*& seatbelt! > > > > > > I keep having people cut me off in traffic, I don't know if > they are > > just being rude or don't see me. I have my lights on most > of the time > > > when it happens, when they cut me off I put the high beams > on and honk > > > my horn, they still don't seem to notice (most of these are > those 10 > > MPG SUVs). I am thinking of putting my 1 million candle power > > spotlight in the car and beaming their rear window when > they do it or > > maybe a semi truck horn would do the trick! > > > > Ryan > > Cumming, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Michael Mishler > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 8:05 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: CRX: Wear your %$#@*& seatbelt! > > > > > > Today I had the unique opportunity of having my beloved CRX flipped > > completely over by a maintenence truck here in LA. I was > driving back > > from paying a court fine, and this joker makes a lane > change without > > looking I guess. I layed on the horn and hit the brakes, but his > > trailer just proceeded to push me into the center > divider....and the > > car just flipped and skidded for about 40 feet. Whole roof > pushed in. > > I was just hanging there, upside down. I had tucked my body in the > > minute the car flipped. All I could think about was saving > my mellon. > > When I went to hit the seatbelt latch, it wouldn't release > so i had to > > > pull my body up into the seat and then hit the button. Car is > > totalled, save for the engine parts. If I did not have my > belt on, I > > shutter to think how part of me could have easily been > scrapped along > > the underside. At least they were insured, and I only received some > > minor cuts from the busted out windshield. WEAR YOUR BELTS! > > > > > > > > Michael Mishler > > > > Kognition Design > > > > 89 Si > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! > <http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com> > > Mail Plus - Powerful. 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