• AlternateRoute@lemmy.caEnglish
    39·
    1 年前

    I specifically purchase noise cancelling headphones / earbuds now since it makes it easy to listen at MUCH quieter levels. I have done some tests with the noise cancelling disabled and setting the volume and with it on… It really makes a huge difference as I am not cranking it up to drowned out noise on transit or walking down the street.

    • pianoplant@lemmy.world
      81·
      1 年前

      Came here say this. Absolutely agree. Being able to reduce background noise is huge.

      As a side point - having a car that’s quiet has really allowed me to enjoy music at a much more reasonable level when driving as well.

    • Carter@feddit.ukEnglish
      5·
      1 年前

      I bought some Sony XM4s because I’d heard this theory before but I found noise cancelling barely makes a difference.

        • RaspberryRobot@lemmy.world
          7·
          1 年前

          Yeah I have the WH-1000XM3s and the noise cancelling made a substantial difference to my listening volume (like 30-40% quieter on average).

          • AlternateRoute@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            1 年前

            Odd I have tested them in stores before and they are typically well rated.

            However I was using Bose QC II for a few years and now I use the apple air pod pros.

            For in ear seal is really important for nose canceling and apple also provides a test mode / app on apple devices to test that sound isn’t leaking substantially.

            Makes no difference in a quiet environment but will easily cancel out a loud air conditioner or most traffic noise from passing cars.

  • N-E-N@lemmy.ca
    13·
    1 年前

    I try to target under 70db to protect my ears. Some earbuds and DAC’s can show you a db estimate

      • thrawn@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 年前

        I believe you’re correct. DACs obviously can’t determine volume at all, but amps can try to use the impedance to create an estimate.

        This probably isn’t accurate though. If you really want a good estimate, you would have to calculate it with current voltage output and the specs of the headphones/IEMs in question.

        I’m just a hobbyist too, but my headphones are extremely inefficient so I’ve spent some time looking into this. Too bad we don’t have oratory here

          • thrawn@lemmy.world
            3·
            1 年前

            Some amps do indicate how much power they’re outputting. The little portable dac/amp Qudelix 5k is $100 and does this. I think it also has fields for impedance and sensitivity, wherein it calculates SPL (dB), but I don’t actually have one so I’m not confident.

      • N-E-N@lemmy.ca
        2·
        1 年前

        As someone else said, I’m referring to the Qudelix where you can input the Impedance and Sensitivity manually

  • HTTP_404_NotFound@lemmyonline.comEnglish
    10·
    1 年前

    depends.

    In the middle of angry-programming? The linkin park will be turned up to 80%. I want to make sure Chester’s screams wakes the dead.

    Business as usual? around 20%. Enough to drown out external noises.

  • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    7·
    1 年前

    I’m just going to take this moment to remind everyone not to destroy their hearing. Back in highschool I used to blast my ears with headphones at maximum volume and go to loud venues without hearing protection. I’ve been permanently listening to EEEEEEEEEEEEE ever since. That was 25 years ago. It never goes away folks. Stay safe!

  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    1 年前

    I listen at a low volume. I’m usually doing something else as well, so loud music is too distracting and irritating. I’m old, and I can still hear very well except for spousal deafness.

    I love that the font size on this post is twice as big as all the others.