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Karas · 15th Apr 2012, 19:43

Well, I have my sony mdr xb500's which I love to death. I've blasted them 100% on my rig for quite some time now never had these headphones bottom out or distort in anyway(: But my friend picked up a set of klipsch promedia 2.1's and I plugged my headphones in and was BLOWN AWAY at how loud they'll push my headphones. At about 50% The headphones literally vibrate and makes your vision blurry basically before these headphones distort they make your ears HURT. But my question is, will I push them to far if I where to keep going? I feel like I could short them out but they just play more and more aggressively its amazing..

Zurechial · 15th Apr 2012, 20:12

Serious question - Why do you want headphones to be that loud?

Loudness is not the same thing as fidelity, and in the long term all you're doing is killing the potential fidelity of any set of headphones you ever listen to in the future by ruining your ears.

What good are 'immortal' headphones if you destroy your hearing?

longweight · 15th Apr 2012, 20:55

Jesus Christ!

Do you seriously have music that loud? If it has to be hearing-damagingly loud then you are doing it wrong, so very very wrong.

Cleggmeister · 15th Apr 2012, 21:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karas

Well, I have my sony mdr xb500's which I love to death. I've blasted them 100% on my rig for quite some time now never had these headphones bottom out or distort in anyway(: But my friend picked up a set of klipsch promedia 2.1's and I plugged my headphones in and was BLOWN AWAY at how loud they'll push my headphones. At about 50% The headphones literally vibrate and makes your vision blurry basically before these headphones distort they make your ears HURT. But my question is, will I push them to far if I where to keep going? I feel like I could short them out but they just play more and more aggressively its amazing..

You need a better headphone amp. I guess you're driving them from your soundcard? Get a proper amp and save your hearing - once it's gone, it's gone.

docodine · 15th Apr 2012, 21:18

HORRIBLE IDEA

Atomic · 16th Apr 2012, 10:05

Don't damage your hearing, having even mild tinnitus really is no fun.

Krikkit · 16th Apr 2012, 10:41

1st class idiocy at work here. Like.

Tomhyde1986 · 16th Apr 2012, 10:50

Sounds like hearing damage has already been done.

Not to be rude or anything but it's straight up idiocy by the sound of it (pun intended).

Margon · 16th Apr 2012, 11:02

I have partial deafness in both of my ears because of an accident with headphones - It's a bit silly that you are voluntarily doing that to yourself! (shot gun mic + irresponsible techie + loud noise + DT100's)

I'm not sure if you are familiar with how the ear works - but sound is basically picked up my a huge number of small hairs in your ear, each band of these hairs is responsible for picking up different frequencies - if these hairs become damaged, they then stop working - they dont ever grow back or repair - so once they are dead, you don't get to hear that frequency again. Simple.

You can also seriously bugger up your headphones driving them like crazy from a source that doesnt actually have enough power.

Shirty · 16th Apr 2012, 11:34

Turn them up to 11!!

/Darwin

Krikkit · 16th Apr 2012, 11:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by shirty

Turn them up to 11!!

/Darwin

Pardon?

Shirty · 16th Apr 2012, 12:57

I agree that made no sense. It was supposed to refer to the Darwin/stupidity/survival of the fittest thing, but I realise that the protagonist needs to die (or be sterilised) for this to apply, not just deafen him/herself.

IamJudd · 16th Apr 2012, 13:15

Yeah... But if he turns it up to eleven, that's, like, one louder.

Krikkit · 16th Apr 2012, 13:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by shirty

I agree that made no sense. It was supposed to refer to the Darwin/stupidity/survival of the fittest thing, but I realise that the protagonist needs to die (or be sterilised) for this to apply, not just deafen him/herself.

Lol. I got it, but you missed my epic pun.

noizdaemon666 · 16th Apr 2012, 13:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krikkit

Pardon?

Quote:

Originally Posted by shirty

I agree that made no sense. It was supposed to refer to the Darwin/stupidity/survival of the fittest thing, but I realise that the protagonist needs to die (or be sterilised) for this to apply, not just deafen him/herself.

Maybe Krikkit was making a joke due to the 11th setting deafening/killing whoever listens due to loudness?

Edit: Ninjad by the very man I was on about

Shirty · 16th Apr 2012, 13:24

Not with it today, small child teething = no sleep.

mrMonkeyChunks · 16th Apr 2012, 13:25

I can see that it could be interesting to see just how loud you can push your headphones to be before they distort or explode

But please dont use them that loudly on a day to day basis, you really risk permenant damage

Shirty · 16th Apr 2012, 13:41

At what point though does a pair of heavily over-driven headphones become a pair of really crappy mini speakers?

If you want to make your head explode just fashion a device that holds a pair of studio monitors to your ears and enjoy the pain.

Tomhyde1986 · 16th Apr 2012, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by noizdaemon666

Maybe Krikkit was making a joke due to the 11th setting deafening/killing whoever listens due to loudness?

Edit: Ninjad by the very man I was on about

I thought he was making a subtle Spinal Tap joke but then again it could have been a more straightforward deafness joke.

Either way I smiled.

Shirty · 16th Apr 2012, 13:51

I'm so sorry I derailed a perfectly good pun AND ruined my own joke

15th Apr 2012, 19:43	#1
Karas Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 132	Immortal headphones Well, I have my sony mdr xb500's which I love to death. I've blasted them 100% on my rig for quite some time now never had these headphones bottom out or distort in anyway(: But my friend picked up a set of klipsch promedia 2.1's and I plugged my headphones in and was BLOWN AWAY at how loud they'll push my headphones. At about 50% The headphones literally vibrate and makes your vision blurry basically before these headphones distort they make your ears HURT. But my question is, will I push them to far if I where to keep going? I feel like I could short them out but they just play more and more aggressively its amazing..

15th Apr 2012, 20:12	#2
Zurechial Elitist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,010	Serious question - Why do you want headphones to be that loud? Loudness is not the same thing as fidelity, and in the long term all you're doing is killing the potential fidelity of any set of headphones you ever listen to in the future by ruining your ears. What good are 'immortal' headphones if you destroy your hearing? __________________ Main: CM Cosmos II <-> Core i7 920 @ 4GHz <-> EVGA GTX 580 <-> GA-EX58-UD5 <-> 6GB DDR3 <-> Samsung 840 Pro <-> Crucial M4 <-> Xonar D1 <-> Dell U2410 <-> HP ZR24w Laptop: Core i7 2670QM<-> GTX 570M <-> 8GB DDR3 <-> Crucial M4 <-> XMG P511

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15th Apr 2012, 20:55	#3
longweight GIFted Join Date: May 2011 Location: London Posts: 9,079	Jesus Christ! Do you seriously have music that loud? If it has to be hearing-damagingly loud then you are doing it wrong, so very very wrong.

16th Apr 2012, 10:50	#8
Tomhyde1986 Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Guildford, UK Posts: 225	Sounds like hearing damage has already been done. Not to be rude or anything but it's straight up idiocy by the sound of it (pun intended).

16th Apr 2012, 11:02	#9
Margon Margon Man Join Date: May 2010 Location: Brighton Posts: 2,183	I have partial deafness in both of my ears because of an accident with headphones - It's a bit silly that you are voluntarily doing that to yourself! (shot gun mic + irresponsible techie + loud noise + DT100's) I'm not sure if you are familiar with how the ear works - but sound is basically picked up my a huge number of small hairs in your ear, each band of these hairs is responsible for picking up different frequencies - if these hairs become damaged, they then stop working - they dont ever grow back or repair - so once they are dead, you don't get to hear that frequency again. Simple. You can also seriously bugger up your headphones driving them like crazy from a source that doesnt actually have enough power. __________________ i7 920 - 12GB - 5870 Keycool 87 Modded Clears - Cougar Attack Reds - KBT Oni Browns - Ducky DK1087 Blues - Cherry G80-3700 Blacks

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16th Apr 2012, 12:57	#12
Shirty Good news everyone! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Salisbury, UK Posts: 5,676	I agree that made no sense. It was supposed to refer to the Darwin/stupidity/survival of the fittest thing, but I realise that the protagonist needs to die (or be sterilised) for this to apply, not just deafen him/herself. __________________ 2500K \| Corsair H55 \| HIS 7950 \| 8GB XMS3 \| 128GB Crucial M4 \| Samsung 2TB \| ASRock H77M-ITX \| Corsair CX500M \| White Bitfenix Prodigy \| Dell U2311H \| Creative T6060s \| Ducky G2 Pro TKL (Reds) \| Logitech G500 Why.

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mrMonkeyChunks EVGA Cheesecake Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Reading Posts: 941	I can see that it could be interesting to see just how loud you can push your headphones to be before they distort or explode But please dont use them that loudly on a day to day basis, you really risk permenant damage __________________ NZXT Phantom 820: i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz \| Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3 \| 16GB DDR3 Crucial Balistic Tracer RAM \| 2 EVGA GTX 670 SC+ 4GB \| Samsung F3 1TB \| 120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD \| 120GB Kingston Hyper x SSD \| Corsair 850W \| Cooling: 360mm, 240mm radiators, 2 EK 670 Fullcover blocks, EK Supremacy, 250ml res, 2x MCP350 pumps KBT PURE \| Cyborg R.A.T 7 \| 27" & 24" ASUS monitors

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Shirty Good news everyone! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Salisbury, UK Posts: 5,676	At what point though does a pair of heavily over-driven headphones become a pair of really crappy mini speakers? If you want to make your head explode just fashion a device that holds a pair of studio monitors to your ears and enjoy the pain. __________________ 2500K \| Corsair H55 \| HIS 7950 \| 8GB XMS3 \| 128GB Crucial M4 \| Samsung 2TB \| ASRock H77M-ITX \| Corsair CX500M \| White Bitfenix Prodigy \| Dell U2311H \| Creative T6060s \| Ducky G2 Pro TKL (Reds) \| Logitech G500 Why.

16th Apr 2012, 13:51	#20
Shirty Good news everyone! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Salisbury, UK Posts: 5,676	I'm so sorry I derailed a perfectly good pun AND ruined my own joke __________________ 2500K \| Corsair H55 \| HIS 7950 \| 8GB XMS3 \| 128GB Crucial M4 \| Samsung 2TB \| ASRock H77M-ITX \| Corsair CX500M \| White Bitfenix Prodigy \| Dell U2311H \| Creative T6060s \| Ducky G2 Pro TKL (Reds) \| Logitech G500 Why.

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