FACT: Exposure to loud music for prolonged periods will permanently damage your hearing. We need to resist the temptation to turn the volume up to 11 – and the EU is actually being quite helpful. Stephen Wheatley, HearAngel® I’m guessing this isn’t news to most people, but the long-term implications and the extent of the […]
Is there a benefit of using 192kHz Audio?
The bewildering array of audio output formats on my audio production software and differing opinions left me curious about what real world use these higher sampling rates provided. To settle my curiosity I went on a Googling binge to see what I could glean. For those of a similar nature here are my findings and […]
European Commission controlling the volume on our MP3 players, iPods and other personal music players
Did you know, that if you are purchasing a personal music player in an EU country the ability to increase the volume will have been artificially limited? By this, I mean limited by software/firmware rather than by the ability of the electronics. This is because the manufacturers of such devices are complying with the ‘European […]
