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Posted: 2/21/2016 1:22:57 PM EDT
So I have an IPod nano touch, it's a pretty good little machine, 16gig.
But I had Walkmans (walkmen?) in the 80's that would decimate this thing, from a volume standpoint. It just isn't loud enough for guys who are already half deaf like me. So Apple, if I have to sign a waiver to get something that I could possibly harm myself with, I understand. People being so litigious these days. CSB |
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So I have an IPod nano touch, it's a pretty good little machine, 16gig. But I had Walkmans (walkmen?) in the 80's that would decimate this thing, from a volume standpoint. It just isn't loud enough for guys who are already half deaf like me. So Apple, if I have to sign a waiver to get something that I could possibly harm myself with, I understand. People being so litigious these days. CSB View Quote IIRC the company reduced the max volume the device could produce. .... because they were concerned they would be sued by kids down the road, because they kept the volume pegged and wrecked their hearing over years of use.. etc. im like you, hearing damage. i NEED to be able to turn it up.. just to hear it. |
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That insane Walkman volume you enjoyed as a kid in the 80's is probably at least partially responsible for your present day hearing impairment.
Anyway, your best bet is to find a pair of headphones with a lower impedance. They'll be louder. |
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That insane Walkman volume you enjoyed as a kid in the 80's is probably at least partially responsible for your present day hearing impairment. Anyway, your best bet is to find a pair of headphones with a lower impedance. They'll be louder. View Quote That's good info, thanks bro |
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you can increase the volume of each song in itunes.
default is 50%. |
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That insane Walkman volume you enjoyed as a kid in the 80's is probably at least partially responsible for your present day hearing impairment. Anyway, your best bet is to find a pair of headphones with a lower impedance. They'll be louder. That's good info, thanks bro Another thing that will help (assuming you're using earbuds at present), is to replace them with in-ear monitors. They provide more acoustic isolation than your leaky earbuds do - making them easier to hear at lower volume. They fit more like earplugs. Try and find a pair rated around 16 ohms, if you can (definitely no higher than 32). That oughta do 'er. If that's not good enough for you, you'll need a headphone amplifier and at that point...you're not really portable anymore and it becomes a bit counterproductive. |
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View Quote Can you give us the simplified version, too many steps. |
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View Quote That's neat, but nobody listens to Adele that loud. Nobody. |
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See, that's why I complain to you guys. I'll end up with a thousand different solutions I wasn't aware of. And a bunch of cheeky monkeys to boot.
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Another thing that will help (assuming you're using earbuds at present), is to replace them with in-ear monitors. They provide more acoustic isolation than your leaky earbuds do - making them easier to hear at lower volume. They fit more like earplugs. Try and find a pair rated around 16 ohms, if you can (definitely no higher than 32). That oughta do 'er. If that's not good enough for you, you'll need a headphone amplifier and at that point...you're not really portable anymore and it becomes a bit counterproductive. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That insane Walkman volume you enjoyed as a kid in the 80's is probably at least partially responsible for your present day hearing impairment. Anyway, your best bet is to find a pair of headphones with a lower impedance. They'll be louder. That's good info, thanks bro Another thing that will help (assuming you're using earbuds at present), is to replace them with in-ear monitors. They provide more acoustic isolation than your leaky earbuds do - making them easier to hear at lower volume. They fit more like earplugs. Try and find a pair rated around 16 ohms, if you can (definitely no higher than 32). That oughta do 'er. If that's not good enough for you, you'll need a headphone amplifier and at that point...you're not really portable anymore and it becomes a bit counterproductive. Awesome, yeah I'm just using the earbuds it came with. |
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It's annoying. Every time I try to turn the volume up past 3/4 I have to answer "Yes" to a warning of possible hearing loss.
Every damn time. There needs to be a checkbox that says "Yes, I know, stop frigging annoying me about it, you're not my Mother". ETA: That's Samsung |
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View Quote I'm gonna try that, but It'll have to wait until I get a computer again. Thank you. |
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It's annoying. Every time I try to turn the volume up past 3/4 I have to answer "Yes" to a warning of possible hearing loss. Every damn time. There needs to be a checkbox that says "Yes, I know, stop frigging annoying me about it, you're not my Mother". ETA: That's Samsung View Quote My new Motorola does it too, drives me crazy. |
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It's annoying. Every time I try to turn the volume up past 3/4 I have to answer "Yes" to a warning of possible hearing loss. Every damn time. There needs to be a checkbox that says "Yes, I know, stop frigging annoying me about it, you're not my Mother". ETA: That's Samsung View Quote That would be annoying. Like a hall monitor lives in your mp3 player. |
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I also recall being able to adjust the max volume in the controls area on the iPod itself. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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you can increase the volume of each song in itunes. default is 50%. I also recall being able to adjust the max volume in the controls area on the iPod itself. I think I did that already, when it was new. I'm not sure if the nano settings are the same as fancier iPods. |
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It's annoying. Every time I try to turn the volume up past 3/4 I have to answer "Yes" to a warning of possible hearing loss. Every damn time. There needs to be a checkbox that says "Yes, I know, stop frigging annoying me about it, you're not my Mother". ETA: That's Samsung View Quote It is because of dumbasses that like to file lawsuits for every little thing. We have arfcom members that were part of a lawsuit against RedBull. The reason? Because it did not actualy give them wings. |
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It is because of dumbasses that like to file lawsuits for every little thing. We have arfcom members that were part of a lawsuit against RedBull. The reason? Because it did not actualy give them wings. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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It's annoying. Every time I try to turn the volume up past 3/4 I have to answer "Yes" to a warning of possible hearing loss. Every damn time. There needs to be a checkbox that says "Yes, I know, stop frigging annoying me about it, you're not my Mother". ETA: That's Samsung It is because of dumbasses that like to file lawsuits for every little thing. We have arfcom members that were part of a lawsuit against RedBull. The reason? Because it did not actualy give them wings. I know it. I don't want their money, I just want my wings dammit. |
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Get some nice headphones and a Fiio amp.
I have a pair of Sennheiser HD558s and a Fiio E11k amp and its loud enough to make your ears ring if you want. Thats on volume 5/10. |
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If I remember right, old ipods would go so loud it would damage your ears. Then people tried to sue Apple about it, because they were too stupid to know that loud music can damage your ears. I think the settlement was the Apple made their stuff not go so loud that it will damage the users hearing. They were basically forced to protect people from their own stupidity.
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If I remember right, old ipods would go so loud it would damage your ears. Then people tried to sue Apple about it, because they were too stupid to know that loud music can damage your ears. I think the settlement was the Apple made their stuff not go so loud that it will damage the users hearing. They were basically forced to protect people from their own stupidity. View Quote So I need a pre-ban IPod? |
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you can always get battery-powered headphones and crank it up louder i guess.
but then you couldn't sue them for the damages either. so... you both win? |
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This topic was on my mind this past week . My Ipod needs more volume
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Let's see deaf because of loud music complains that music is no longer loud enough wants more deafness...
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So I have an IPod nano touch, it's a pretty good little machine, 16gig. But I had Walkmans (walkmen?) in the 80's that would decimate this thing, from a volume standpoint. It just isn't loud enough for guys who are already half deaf like me. So Apple, if I have to sign a waiver to get something that I could possibly harm myself with, I understand. People being so litigious these days. CSB View Quote Boostaroo Solves low volume problems. |
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Have a federal judge write them an order to develop software that will allow you to increase the volume to super double dangerous levels.
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