Decessus Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Is listening to your car stereo at a lower volume but with the windows rolled up worse for your ears than listening to it louder but with the windows rolled down? I always notice that when I roll the windows I have to turn the stereo up louder in order to hear it. No surprise really. However, does turning it up louder put more stress on my ears, or is the noise supressed more because much of it is escaping out of the car instead of bouncing around on the windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMaharajah Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Mehh your thread does not use correct grammar, I believe the word you were looking for was TOO not TO.... cool edit: grammar LOLZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I don't think glass windows would be very effective as sound insulation, but rather, you end up with outside interference at the same time. If it sounds as loud as it does with the windows up, then it's doing the same damage. Decibels are what matter, not the windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decessus Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 Mehh your thread does not use correct grammar' date=' I believe the word you were looking for was TOO not TO.... cool edit: grammar LOLZ[/quote'] Where should I have used too instead of to? I was under the impression that too was used when you mean "also" or "in excess". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decessus Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 I don't think glass windows would be very effective as sound insulation, but rather, you end up with outside interference at the same time. If it sounds as loud as it does with the windows up, then it's doing the same damage. Decibels are what matter, not the windows. Yes, but the sound has to reach your ears in order to do damage to them, right? If you have the windows rolled down, don't some of the sound waves escape out the windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Yes, but the sound has to reach your ears in order to do damage to them, right? If you have the windows rolled down, don't some of the sound waves escape out the windows? Indeed, but what matters is how much of it reaches your ears. If it seems just as loud (because you turned it up) then you're compensating for those that escape and providing the same amount of sound to your ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decessus Posted April 8, 2006 Author Share Posted April 8, 2006 Indeed, but what matters is how much of it reaches your ears. If it seems just as loud (because you turned it up) then you're compensating for those that escape and providing the same amount of sound to your ears. Ah, sorry, I misunderstood. If you left the volume alone, it would be less damaging to your ears then, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Quite probably, though I don't know how much would escape through the windows (and you're also exposing yourself to outside noise when you open the window). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDDeNHeiMeR Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 yea, you don't need to change "to" to "too." Maharaja is wrong. You only use that when you say "also" or "in excess" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foi4895 Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Some people seem confused when you use it for also... Do you think interference patterns created by two very loud noises have a different effect than something that is as loud as both noises at once? Not better or worse, but different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decessus Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 yea, you don't need to change "to" to "too." Maharaja is wrong. You only use that when you say "also" or "in excess" After looking at it, I realized what he was talking about. My thread title says "Playing the car stereo to loud.." A typo on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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