listening volume?

@phusis 

As to the guys flaunting 130dB levels from their sub behemoths I'm sure some of them are truthful in their claims, but being exposed to those levels on a regular basis isn't healthy.

Post #10 from hilde45. 120dB is immediate risk. Even with headroom of 110dB, assuming avg of 95dB, at 95dB you have 1 hour before risk. It does not seem scientifically possible to listen that loud and be unaffected.

110 dB: ~2 minutes
120 dB+: essentially immediate risk

@bartsw wrote:

Post #10 from hilde45. 120dB is immediate risk. Even with headroom of 110dB, assuming avg of 95dB, at 95dB you have 1 hour before risk. It does not seem scientifically possible to listen that loud and be unaffected.

You are correct. Replace "on a regular basis isn't healthy" with "is simply bonkers."

Everyone has likely heard a story about some 90 year old fellow who smokes 2 or 3 packs of cigarettes a day and is still healthy.  There are likely a few hearing stories like that. Some people have body parts that are more immune, or more susceptible, to exposures that harm most people. The problem is you won't know which group you're in (average, more immune, or more susceptible) until it is too late. Kind of like being handed a parachute by a stranger in a back alley and using it for a jump without checking further.

@mlsstl +1

My dad's 85 and smoked his whole life. He's still here and as healthy as an 85 year old can be. ✌🏼

My comfortable volume, in my very small room is 65 to 85 DB depending on the music.

@skippytate  -- your dad is one of the lucky ones. I had a good friend die at age 55 from lung cancer and know a number of other people who didn't make it past their 60s from respiratory and heart issues. I've always viewed it like playing cards -- sure you can win a big hand with a pair of twos, but the odds aren't with you. I don't know anyone who sits down at the poker table and say "God, please give me a pair of twos."  Most people hope for a somewhat better hand.