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Mr.J

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So, I own Sennheiser HD 201, I know nothing fancy but I like it. The problem is whenever my dad is in the same room, he tells me to keep volume low else I'll go deaf. I used to keep mum but now it's getting on my nerves. I usually keep Windows and driver audio full & foobar volume between -10 to -4, depending on song, which I hope is about right.

Now what should I do?
 
Generation gap
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... You would end up saying the saying thing later

But high volume for long durations can cause permanent damage to your ears...
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+1 the above reply.. u might get deaf if u are exposed to high volume for longer period.. i also read somewhere that bacteria generation rate is higher when u are using earphones for long duration
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Paint your face white, mouth red and run around with a pocket knife in your hand for a couple of days. When you are done with the act, he'll know he could have had much worse problems.
 
@Mr.J, as said by ronnie, its the generation gap.

Moreover all people don't have the same taste for music, at the same sound level.

My suggestion : enjoy your music at most when your dad is not around, in other times, respect him and slightly lower the volume.
 
Dad : Keep volume low, or you will become deaf .

You : Uh?

Dad: I said, reduce the volume or you will go deaf.

You : Uh ? What ? Are you saying something ? I can only see your lips moving.

*put n your earphones and rock*

He'll know it's too late :-D
 
Exact same problem at home , But reason is i have my IEM's on from the time i wake up to the time i sleep . Except for some personal work
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Some reasons i can think of - The headphones Leak sound its not as loud as it seems. Talk some techincal things like Noise cancellation feature, impedence,Frequency Response etc (Frankly i too don't know what that means).
 
your dad is right. High volumes for longer duration, i mean years, can make you deaf, without actually you coming to know about it.
 
First up they are right. It's hard to believe I know.

Same experience with me but in my case I was told of it after I started going deaf. Well not exactly deaf like 30-40dB but I can definitely say the tinnitus and increase of my hearing threshold was becoming obvious. Maybe I lost 10dB or something. I stayed off my IEMs and headphones for around 6 months. I am a medical student so I know it takes a little while to let the symptoms go. So I took a long hiatus and today I feel better, I can hear better and don't have any tinnitus (ringing sensation) or frequent headache (which was the last sign I observed before quitting music)

Also listening to some of the audio experts on Head fi and such I realised that most keep their volume between 30-40%. I was shocked since I am always on 80% and never below 70% and have been at 90-100% too. I decided to care for my ears.

Hope this helps. I am just 23 and I don't want to go deaf. I hope you don't too. Don't wait for your ears to tell you they are going deaf.
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(a Senn CX180 and Brainwavz M1 and recently Klipsch X10 - You can see it's a pity to watch them die and my PC headphones Siberia) I gave away my ipod and deleted my entire playlist of songs. 6 months. June 2011 to Jan 2012...

Your cans leak sound. Anyone would complain. It's you Dad so you can rant. Had it been a guest, your gf or just a friend you would be red faced and take preventive steps. We take our parents for granted. That's about it.
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Sound leakage from the headphones can be a reason. From his point of view, the sound from headphones should not be audible to him. Thus he feels that the volume is too high.

Ask him to listen to the headphones and check what his acceptable level of volume is. If you don't agree to that, try to find out a compromise.

Getting his advice will also help as he will most probably have weaker ears than you and will definitely increase the volume slightly above his acceptable level.
 
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