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Music concerts should get quieter (lemmy.today)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/unpopularopinion

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It is no secret that prolonged exposure to loud sound is highly damaging to our hearing. Listening to loud music is one of the common factors leading to degraded hearing ability and tinnitus, and is deeply unhealthy.

At the same time, such level of noise negatively impacts the quality of sound perception, which degrades the musical side of the musical performance.

In what seems to be the echoes of the so-called "loudness war", bands still stick to the idea that "the louder you blast it - the better". But it's not true. There are many other ways to energize the crowd without causing them sound damage, and I'd love to see more of those, instead of them trying to be the loudest ever.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, you will still be able to use your helmet intercom/headset.

Earplugs will actually significantly improve your experience. It's much easier to hear everything without the constant wind noise.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

When I used "regular" foam earplugs, I could only really use the headset under 70MPH. With the "filtered" ones, I can use it at literally any speed.

I also bought a bag of 1000 solid silicone earplugs with string tethers, mainly to throw at my son and his musician friends playing hardcore in the basement, but also to keep some with me on the bike all the time and hand them out to anyone who needs them.