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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:25 am
by spencertron
my hearing use to get fucked for a good few hours everynight from our drummer and 3 4x12 speaker cabs.
in the end got some discrete made to fit earplugs no muffled sound like cheap ones, they keep clarity, £8 well spent.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 1:35 am
by tempest
8 p and they dont muffle ?! i need to get me some of them
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:41 am
by james fox
http://www.giggear.co.uk/home/index.php ... rodid=1143
DJed with them in a few times and they're fine
i recently damaged my hearing and now i have quite bad tinnitus, wish i had worn plugs cos it's spinning me out a bit
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:25 am
by setspeed
MrHope wrote:Whineo wrote:Right thats it - definately getting some custom earplugs
Which noise reduction filter would people suggest - 9, 15 or 25dB?
I'd suggest at least 25 dB of attenuation. Anything else probably isn't enough to bring your ears out of the danger zone (around 90 dB and above). Really 90 dB is already pretty high.
IIRC 90dB is the limit at which uk health and safety laws say you can work without ear protection for 8 hours - so it's not too high. above that, the limit that you should be allowed to work without ear protection halves for every 3dB - so at 102dB you should only be exposed to the noise for 30 minutes unless you have plugs/ear defenders.
personally i use the 15dB gain reduction ones; these are the most common for DJ/live work. they're really good, def recommend them (have never tried the 25's but i think they might isolate you a little bit too much)
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:32 am
by jheri
I heard these are pretty good too:
http://www.djstore.com/item/sesmusicsafe.htm
Was thinking about this the other day actually, will probably order some now.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 11:41 am
by james fox
they stick out of your ear though so not ideal for DJing with
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 3:34 pm
by jackieboi
good topic. Its something i've been starting to be aware of recently as a few of my mqates have been complaining about tinnitus. I'm pretty bad for listening to shit loud as fuck and as audio engineering is something im pursuing as a career it'd affect me a hell of a lot.
Time to turn it down a little methinks.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 4:48 pm
by a man called dave
Just bought some been meaning to for a while read this and realised I have alittle spare cash so now just waiting to lose them.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:24 pm
by edwin katzer
A Man Called Dave wrote:[..] so now just waiting to lose them.
I feel you,...
Here in Germany there is a brand called hearsafe, that sells them with a little compartment that is attachable to a keychain, I use that and since I have I did not loose a single one...
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:40 pm
by addict
mmm sticky. i'm only just recovering from a couple of month long ear infection and im pretty sure i have tinnitus. proper wank i tell thee.
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 12:08 am
by tokensunrise
look man, this is dubstep forum. you dont need to hear to feel the bass. i say fuck it!
:wink:
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 1:50 am
by djelements
Make this a stickle.
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 2:39 am
by COURT
CAN'T HEAR IT!
TURN IT UP!!!
GET TO KNOW THIS ONE.
++++ STICKY
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 9:19 am
by Disco Nutter
That article is definitely something IMPORTANT to read. Don't think it's just a waste of time, because hearing loss is irreversable damage not only to the body, but to the mind too.
Safe for the link!
