I always bring earplugs. There are some occasions where I wont use them, but more often than not I'll use 'em. They're bright green, and I got them for free during a school science project, but they work incredibly well, reducing the dB level by approximately 20-25dB.
Even if you don't think it's "cool" to wear earplugs simply because most people there aren't wearing them, do it. It's your hearing. If you're like me and are always up towards the front with a short distance between you and a stack of speakers, wear them.
Dec-22-2005 17:33
jdat
Jay Van Dat
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: I dont even know
quote:
Originally posted by Abhay
is it just me, or does anyone find that in some clubs (especially some of the RnB ones i've been in), the music is so god damned loud, that u can't even make out anythin of the music in the mids? Vocals are totally incomprehensible, because they're so god damned loud?
The problem isn't volume, even if that most certainly isn't making things easier. The issue here is a poorly tuned system or bad room acoustics, two very important things which most clubs usually don't spend too much time and money working on.
Add to that the fact that club systems tend to be seldom maintained.
Dec-22-2005 20:03
MJM74
FL Mod
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: 305 BITCHES!!!!
Been wearing some at the clubs since the OLD SPACE 2001 or so.
You can buy a pack of 14 pairs of earplugs at Walgreens by the Medicne/prescription counter. The ones I get are either blue or purple (33db's). They go for about 3-5 bucks or you can get custom plugs like Kelly says i thin go for about 100 bucks. Not sure how many db it protects against.
It better to leave the club with hearing than leaving the club with ringing.
Originally posted by jdat
The problem isn't volume, even if that most certainly isn't making things easier. The issue here is a poorly tuned system or bad room acoustics, two very important things which most clubs usually don't spend too much time and money working on.
Add to that the fact that club systems tend to be seldom maintained.
Yeah, he's right.
I'm guessing the ER-20's block most of the damaging frequencies...
Dec-22-2005 20:27
LiquidX
It's All OvA!
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: In Ur Mind
I use them. There will always be the usual idiot who will come up to you and put a face of WTF .. but other then that, atleast here in Miami, Earplugs are very common, especially if you are a regular clubber, people gotta learn to take care of their hearings.
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