try not to be near the speakers when u club

well what can u do...thats a thing that sucks in the club

but for me , almost every club I went to wasnt so noisy expect a sucky one who killed my ears for one day at least.

The worst thing is bass (subs) so really stay away from them

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Originally posted by m0sh The worst thing is bass (subs) so really stay away from them

It will be between 2-6kHz and the treble above about 8/9/10 kHz that does the most damage- due to the emphasis speakers place on these,and the sensitivity of the hearing at these freqencies. This can also hit your ears natural resonant frequencies and can hurt and do worse damage.

Bass frequencies themselves dont do as much damage due to the wavelength, but the problem with bass and subs is the sound pressure . The air movement and energy is many many many more times that of the highr frequencies and consequently the air movement is what can quite literally blow your eardrum apart. Big bank of subs=loadsa air movement.

(i also studied this a few years back at uni and college before that)

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well yeah air pressure and all that...what makes it really bad

I even heard it hurts internal organs but I'm not sure about that

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I got my earplugs fitted about a week ago and i must say that theyre bloody nice. It doesnt block off everything like those foamy ones but actually filters everything and makes it softer (around 20 DB). I can still beat match easily so no problems there
What i also learnt that u can listen to music as long as u want if its around 80 DB (this differs a bit per person)

Paul van Dyk said that hearing damage isn't caused by loud music but by harmful frequencies coming from shitty equipment. I believe it because he's been around insanely loud systems for the last 20~ years and can still mix and hear perfectly...that being said, get some ear plugs for those shitty sound systems.

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Most definitely shitty sound causes more damage than clean sound and high pitch noises are even more damaging, but trust me... don't start believing that you can listen to your car stereo at 120+ db all the time just cause you got top of the line subwoofers and speakers.... Pretty soon you wont even be able to hear the kids makin fun of you heh.

/me turns down winamp.

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Originally posted by Jah hey ive wanted some ear plugs for a while now, can i just ask do you have to goto a audiologist and get special moulds or are there more 'generic' ones, i dont really have alot to spend on these plugs i just want something that will protect my ears, allow me to hear comfortably and clearly... what should i look out for?

I use the HI-Fi Hearos filtered earplugs...they cost me about 15 USD a pair and I like them a lot. You can find the info at www.hearos.com. I think they have a 12 dBa rating. They are pretty comfy though my ear canals are sore a bit from wearing them because I wear foam earplugs all day at work and the rubber is a little less comfortable for me.

If you are worried about "looking stupid" you don't have to worry abotu that with these...most people can't tell you are even wearing them since the only part you can see is the little filter stalk.

MrS

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musician earplugs are the way to go. You can get them custom fit or the one size fits all. also magnesium pills help to if you are to chicken shit to wear earplugs.

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Originally posted by MrSquirrel I use the HI-Fi Hearos filtered earplugs...they cost me about 15 USD a pair and I like them a lot. You can find the info at www.hearos.com.

I used to use the rock n roll hearos when i was a drummer (which is worse than djing due to the cymbal frequencies) and they are recommended, especially at that price.

so are hi-fi hearos good to wear while djing? do they allow for easy beatmatching still?

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