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Originally posted by Slag What mp3 player would that be? Im running a Sony MZ-N10 MD player. Quality is great with its Dolby sound processor. I've tried other mp3 players and they sound like garbage. Heck even the iPod has distortion when you put the eq presets on.

the best players on the market for sound quality are the Creative Labs players.

ive got:
Creative Nomad Jukebox 3

Its huge, but the sound quality is amazing! i also bought it for the recording capabilities, and surround sound output(4 channel), and removable batteries

all creative players have 98DB signal to noice ratios (for line out) and 96DB for headphones. Super clear, you can crank it and it sounds very good.

note: there is even distortion with this player using the EQ, but thats cause of the poor quality of the live sets. If you load on a high quality cd rip, its all good.

The other player i have is:
Iriver Flash Player

it has 90db signal to noise ratio

Dont care about my hearing that much... If you've ever met my great aunt rose... u'll know why...

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My hearing has become an issue. I have had a ringing in my ears very very occasionally where whenever someone talks it becomes a screech in my ears. I was thinking about getting it checked and maybe eventually getting custom ear plugs just because my ears are worth more than 150 bucks to me. Just out of curiousity anyone know exactly what tinnitus is?

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Originally posted by anth_on_e Just out of curiousity anyone know exactly what tinnitus is?

http://www.ata.org/

Tinnitus is the medical term for the perception of sound in one or both ears or in the head when no external sound is present. It is often referred to as "ringing in the ears," although some people hear hissing, roaring, whistling, chirping, or clicking. Tinnitus can be intermittent or constant-with single or multiple tones-and its perceived volume can range from subtle to shattering.

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do you know what the term is for when u hear something but its a screech? lol

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I'm pretty concerned, but Viva and Guv are really the only places where my ears ring or hurt (sometimes System, not often though). I'm not all that sensitive to high frequencies, but I am VERY sensitive to distortion and discord... so as long as the system is clear, I don't have trouble.

Maybe I'm still wrecking my hearing though, who knows... I always hear faraway sounds that nobody else hears (no I don't suffer from auditory hallucinations), so I think my hearing is fine, but word comprehension kinda sucks sometimes... weird.

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Originally posted by DigiNut auditory hallucinations

Wha? Huh? Hey did you just hear that? Sounded like a car horn and some children singing...

Yeah.. There it is again...

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Dark Dirty Tech Tribal. | Hands in air (trance) and feet on the floor (house).

I used to need my hearing a lot more than I do now. However, I do plan on going back to flying so I have to take it easy. Forking out some cash for good earplugs is worth it to me as long as it doesn't distort the sound too much (guess I should look into that). I had a hearing test a few years ago and everything was perfect then...hope I didn't do too much damage since. That guv 8year was not kind to my ears. I don't know how some of you can put up with that and not worry.

Don't you guys think that if Guv noticed so many people wearing earplugs, they'd turn the music down a little? I mean... don't they have some kinda moral responsibility to their patrons? Even if they're not gonna get sued, why would turning down the volume a little hurt? Has anyone ever decided NOT to go to a club because THE SPEAKERS ARE TOO QUIET?

Maybe they have to keep the music loud to cater to the patrons who have already lost 80% of their hearing... if they turned it down, half the crowd wouldn't hear anything.

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Yea I think I'm going to start wearing ear plugs to most of the events I go to now. I've been bad about it.

I know ive got damage because: for no apparent reason (mid day, conversation, lecture etc) I get what I would call static bursts in my ear. Its like white noise, I cant hear anything, it sounds like static coming from inside my ear.

ya..so Im ALWAYS wearing my earplugs @ the club. Just regular etymotics, but I wanna keep some semblance of hearing for at least another 25 years.

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