i think i'll go with the earplugs...
being a producer, as well as a DJ, i really need my hearing for years to come

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Sweet! Gonna get the ones I suggested?

Etymotic ER20?

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Originally posted by Gluegun Sweet! Gonna get the ones I suggested? Etymotic ER20?

Can you wholeheartedly recommend them as a solid, useful, and effective tool to safeguard one's hearing even in a loud environment, especially for a DJ?

If so I will certainly get them.
I already took your advice and bought the Sony-V6, so I do trust your opinions.

Thanks a lot for your expertise and input.

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Yes, I can reccomend them for that purpose. you may even want to get the extra straps for them.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Eugene
[B]I would like to ask this question:

Do DJ's lose their hearing because they play loud music in their headphones, while cueing up the next record, -- OR because they're frequently exposed to the general loud music coming from the club speakers?

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its both

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how can/will this effect my mixing?

will i be able to hear the proper frequencies or will i have to learn to adapt?

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later in life - 30-35, and its very possible to lose your hearing by this age even. If its not as bad, you ear drums wont be able to hear high frequencies like they used to.

It wont affect your mixing as of now, only that you will have to put the headphones music louder because your ears have adapted to that volume of sound. And since you dont mix 24/7, you might have problems listening to whispers, etc. when your arent mixing or playing music.

Thats why i regularly dont really want to accept call ups for club, gigs, etc. Cos you would have to over volume the headphones louder than what you can in the club sound system, which can be loud as hell.

Thats why i prefer to mix at home where i can control my volume on the stereo and headphones. I'm not going to lose my hearing later in life for pumping music in my ears when i could have taken control of the situation. Thats why i always wear earplugs in clubs, so that makes up for the loud volumes that are neccessary when mixing in clubs.

Tiesto, Carl Cox, PvD, etc. will probably be 50%+ deaf when they turn 50 - but thats their choice for stardum and what they love, or maybe they werent aware when they started. But i know that even though i LOVE trance music and most genres now, that when im 50 i will be thankful that i didnt risk my ear drums to music that would sound very weird to me (at 50).

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Originally posted by DJ Darchinova Thats why i regularly dont really want to accept call ups for club, gigs, etc. Cos you would have to over volume the headphones louder than what you can in the club sound system, which can be loud as hell. Thats why i prefer to mix at home where i can control my volume on the stereo and headphones. I'm not going to lose my hearing later in life for pumping music in my ears when i could have taken control of the situation. Thats why i always wear earplugs in clubs, so that makes up for the loud volumes that are neccessary when mixing in clubs.

Excellent point. People say it's bad to be a "bedroom DJ," but while they're getting their hearing impaired by regularly blasting music at clubs, I can work on my perfecting my technique, developing an individual style, and saving my hearing in the process. Does every DJ have to evolve into a regular club DJ? What if you do it as a hobby, as an art? You can still let others know about your skills, and your hearing will not degrade because of constant club performances.

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Hey, anyone gotten those Ety's yet??

I've been using the ER-20's for the past 6 months when I go clubbing and I have to recommend them. They offer protection without the muffling of higher frequencies like ear plugs I have used in the past. For mixing though, the nobs stick out a bit too far to wear them with V6's.

You could probably mix while wearing some of their higher end earplugs, but these end up costing much much more.

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What kind of damage would home listening cause? I dont listen at ear splitting volumes, but like to play it moderately loud whenever i listen (if any of you have klipsch speakers, I never turn the volume knob more than 1/3rd of the way up or so, and havent dared ever put it higher than 1/2)

Lately Ive been getting ringing in my ears when its dead quiet (something like the the hum of my computer or the air conditoner blowing will make it go away). Im worried that my good hearing is going to go bad . is there any way to measure the dB that your speakers are putting out? I read on one of those ear plug sites that your ears are safe at 85 dB for up to 8 hours.

Yes, you can buy a sound pressure level (spl) meter at radio shack and test how many dB everything is...