On 30 Jul 99, at 16:49, Steven Brooks wrote:
> They will also tell you (and so can I) that while impatiently waiting for a
> train, the platform, during 'regular' hours, is usually loud enough with 3
> million people talking, shouting, and other trains coming in that it is
> hard enough to hear your music playing (and even when you're on the train).
> Then, when the train comes careening around the corner and screeches to a
> stop, your volume on your WM (walkman) is on 10 already. I'm certain if my
> WM had AVLS permanently engaged it would have been tossed right in front of
> that arriving train! :-)
. . .None of which changes the fact that excessive sound pressure will damage
your hearing.
HINT: If the ambient noise level is so high that you can't hear your music
without playing it at dangerous levels, just don't play it.
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Jeffrey E. Salzberg, Lighting Designer
http://www.cloud9.net/~salzberg
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