Old Man E.U. Tells Consumers to Turn Down the Racket

[JMcEntegart]

According to an E.U. study, listening to your MP3 player too loud is bad for your hearing. In other news, the Pope wears a big hat.

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[resonance451]

The Pope wears a big hat? 4srs?

 

[lukeiamyourfather]

Kind of pointless to regulate something like that. There are so many combinations of headphones and players that produce many possible maximum SPL. Then what's next, car audio, home theater, concerts? My two cents.

 

[Kami3k]

At max volume I would instantly damage my hearing..... Maybe it's just the metal I'm listening to but still. If people want to damage their hearing let them.

I may hate the US, well just it's government, but at least I can listen to my MP3 player at whatever volume I want to.

 

[Guest]

Sorry to say this but the comments here are shocking. I would hate to know that a $200 iPod that I gave to my child is going to destroy his hearing in later life.

This isn't impeding on civil rights, it's just common sense. Kudos to 'old man EU'. What kind of half-assed headline is that anyway?? My 13 year-old nephew would be embarrassed to come up with something lame like that.

Mohsin Wadee
South Africa

 

[mikeynavy1976]

I guess I can understand why the EU is doing this, and it will likely happen at some point in the US. Why? Because the people that lose their hearing from listening to too much music. Some, like the group who see their cars as nothing more than mobile sound systems interfere with other people's lives with their bass. Then when all these people lose their hearing they cry that someone needs to help them and my tax money gets wasted. That, and/or they hire a lawyer, sue the company for making the product, and the price for everyone else goes up. While I'd say...let this serve as a warning...it doesn't matter...our health and legal system is messed up and noone will be held accountable for their actions, or this case, hearing.

 

[cptndipshit]

Not like you can't just build a Cmoy headphone amp or equivalent for $20.

 

[neiroatopelcc]

If 10% of listeners equals 10 mio people, then I must assume that 100 mio people in europe listen to mp3s at their player's full capacity. Either their numbers are exaggerated, or they must be including car audio as an mp3 player as well, cause there just can't be that many students listening to mp3s at full sound level. And 'grown ups' with ordinary jobs probably can't be listening to mp3 music at full sound level for more than an hour a day, on a daily basis.