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<blockquote data-quote="Bennett Prescott" data-source="post: 90162" data-attributes="member: 4">Re: Pseudo-intellectual bully with a sound level meterFrank,Some people are just a pain in the ass about particular subject. The guy has some reasonable suggestions, but I don&#039;t think any of them are really aimed at you. You can easily show a good faith effort towards reasonable noise exposure, and a quick note about what it would cost to really target sound at one area will surely encourage the committee that this is not feasible. I suggest you have a beer, chill out, and wait a few rounds before weighing in on this one. Coming in with a strong response will surely not make this guy like you, and in the end you&#039;re probably going to have to be friendly with him.In the end, we know nothing about hearing loss induced by the type of exposure you might see at even a very loud concert. Remember when the walkman came out, and then the iPod, and everyone was screaming that kids will be listening to their music at max volume and everyone will be deaf in a decade? Well, kids did listen to their music at max volume, but I have yet to see any hearing loss trend. My hearing is well above average for my age, and while I have not had the exposure of most, if I don&#039;t have any then it is unlikely your modest levels will be a problem for your audience.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bennett Prescott, post: 90162, member: 4"] Re: Pseudo-intellectual bully with a sound level meter Frank, Some people are just a pain in the ass about particular subject. The guy has some reasonable suggestions, but I don't think any of them are really aimed at you. You can easily show a good faith effort towards reasonable noise exposure, and a quick note about what it would cost to really target sound at one area will surely encourage the committee that this is not feasible. I suggest you have a beer, chill out, and wait a few rounds before weighing in on this one. Coming in with a strong response will surely not make this guy like you, and in the end you're probably going to have to be friendly with him. In the end, we know [I]nothing[/I] about hearing loss induced by the type of exposure you might see at even a very loud concert. Remember when the walkman came out, and then the iPod, and everyone was screaming that kids will be listening to their music at max volume and everyone will be deaf in a decade? Well, kids did listen to their music at max volume, but I have yet to see any hearing loss trend. My hearing is well above average for my age, and while I have not had the exposure of most, if I don't have any then it is unlikely your modest levels will be a problem for your audience. [/QUOTE]

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