Do subs worsen your hearing?

[phildapimp89 10+ year member]

I've heard that its just a myth that subs deafen you... I don't know though and I'm concerned because I was planning on getting two Memphis15" M3s, but I'd rather keep my hearing

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[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

WHAT? haha j/k

Myth?!?! Dude subs are loud as shit, what do you think it's gonna do? Improve you're hearing?

 

[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

well i thought i was losing hearing but i went to ear doctor and in an entire year my ears have changed "mechanically" but its "so small its not noticeable"

(" " = doctors words) and this is good considering I had a skin graph on my ear drum cuz water ate a hole in my ear drum...ive always had bad hearing in my right ear //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Alpine CDA-9815 10+ year member]

If they are loud enough, yes they will make your hearing worse.

 

[phildapimp89 10+ year member]

Well what I heard was that they play in a frequency that doesn't damage your ears? Something like that.

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

Where is Jack Frost with psychoacoustics?

Yes, your ears will get damaged. had systems for 3 years, now it sounds like the **** television is on all the time (the screen noise, not the audio)- and when it really is- it drives me freaking nuts.

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

What?!!?

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

im sure 20Hz and down wont harm you..hell theyre supposed to be inaudable, right?

 

[Tirefryr 10+ year member]

I would answer your question, but my subs hit so hard I am now crosseyed.

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[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

I would answer your question, but my subs hit so hard I am now crosseyed.
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i suffer the same problem lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

i dont have the sub problem. although i have some songs with killer midrange/highs that leave my ears ringing.

 

[JohnnyChuttz 10+ year member]

I have had a system in every car I have owned since I was 16(now 25). I have a constant ringing in my ears, all the time. I used to be big into SPL, 2 15" Orions, ported at 35hz on 1200w( old setup). Now I am more into SQ, 1 Type R on 400w sealed, and CDT comps on 200w. I thought my system sounded like crap, but the guy at an audio shop here said it was awesome. I had my hearing checked, the doctor said I could hear very little past 15k hz, so loud subs do damage your ears.

 

[sirloin 10+ year member]

i had a sub in my eclipse hatch back in the day. and a sub in a small hatch will mos def mess up your hearing. now i have a sedan with a sub in the trunk. not as loud. but since im older not really into the thumping. more into hearing the quality of the music!

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

listen.

any loud noises (over whatever Db) will damage your hearing. someone clapping your ears will damage your hearing. somone shuving a screwdriver in your ear will damage your hearing.

what makes you think speakers are some kind of magical device that we can hear - yet playing them super loud does not effect us?

ever get out of the car\concert\wherever and have 'ringing' in your ears? yes, my friend had a band, and i used to practice with them, when we were finished, my ears would ring for hours.

now they have a slight ring in them permanently.

this is damaged hearing.

so bump responsably... its not cool to have this problem - even though its not too bad for me yet.

 

[Raffi 10+ year member]

Can someone pick up the phone, its just ringing and ringing!