Posted by NRen2k5 on 11/16/65 11:53

stuart_noble@ntlworld.com wrote:
> DarkStar wrote:
>> Id just like to add that listening to 80DB
>> directly into ears will cause permanent hearing damage
>> over an 8 hr period.
>
> No danger of that. My player will only be used with the radio. It's
> actually too heavy to put in your pocket and is probably going to be
> more useful as a 40gb HD than a music player.

Not only that, but the dB values in MP3Gain have nothing to do with what
sound levels are considered dangerous to human hearing. The dB values in
MP3Gain represent the dynamic range of audio-CD's... 100dB being the
ceiling and 0dB being the floor.

> Thanks for the info on MP3Gain. That's certainly an amazing little
> utility, even if it doesn't solve my current problem.

Well, if amplifying the MP3's past clipping isn't what you're looking
for, than dynamic compression would be. Unfortunately I don't know of
anything that can apply dynamic compression to MP3's.

> Maybe I should try the Boostaroo headphone amplifier, which is said to
> increase the volume by 40% - 100% depending on which sales pitch you're
> reading. Anyone got an opinion on that?

I don't know about the Boostaroo in particular, but a headphone amp will
do the job, as long as you don't mind having that extra bit of hardware
sitting around. :)

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