Earplugs for clubbing...

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Never met the bloke but fair play for having the bollocks to go out like that!!

Cheers for the tips everyone - I couldn't give a fuck about looking like a div (my dancing sees to that!) but definately don't want to be deaf!!

relax, scientists will have found a cure for deafness by the time you are 30

no, the creationists will have found one

who are they?

at those ear muffs and 'have you seen my baseball'

Ear plugs

Anything over 110db is too loud and can get any nightclub into trouble or shutdown by law. 110 decibels is the equivalent to an aircraft taking off. I've been wearing sennheiser headphones whilst DJ'ing since I was about 17 - nearly 10 years .......but..... when I used to work for a well known leisure company I was out working every single Friday & Saturday night for 5 years playing dance music for 4 hours a night. I started wearing ear plugs for clubbing (and DJ'ing) a long long time ago and believe me you need to start wearing something when clubs like digital have the sound systems setup right on the dancefloor in front of you.

During the ibiza holiday this year I was in Amnesia when some lass started pointing and laughing at me for wearing ear plugs....she came over and shouted "whats with the ear plugs" - my response "so i'm not deaf by 30" - her response "Eh? what?" - to which I said "exactly" and walked off. Nuff said really.

It sounds really stupid but you'll quite often find that the music sounds better with earplugs. Loads of clubs pump the systems so hard that it's difficult to pick out melodies, basslines, and other such things. Try earplugs and you may very well surprise yourself. You can pick up cheap spongy ones from any shop like boots or superdrug. I pick them up from work but if you wan't a proper set you can get them in clear plastic that mould to the shape of your ear canal and look almost invisible. A quick google search should give you some ideas.....

I certainly don't plan on being deaf when I'm older.....

For some sort of idea =

HOW LOUD?
110db+ plane taking off
110db noisy nightclub
90db loud pub
70db city street
50db normal conversation

i use these

http://www.protecdirect.co.uk/Product.asp?i=1737&n=Deciguard+AB

spot on and discreet enough when all the way in.

Harry no longer bothers with the ear defenders

.....oh and forgot to say that any employer with sound levels over and above 80dB should have measures in place to prevent damage to hearing of their staff members.

To give you some sort of idea

HOW LOUD?
110db+ plane taking off
110db noisy nightclub
90db loud pub
70db city street
50db normal conversation

so they buy your headphones? nice one

I wish! - I originally had a set of HD25 SP's but the lead on those is stupidly long for some reason.... I'm one of those who likes to have a rave whilst DJ'ing and managed to smash the headphone lead - oops.....bought a set of HD25's and never looked back - cable is a little short and I've replaced the spongy covers a few times but awesome headphones and piss all over the sony's, stantons, technics that I've used. I like the small cups and the fact they cover the entire ear to close out the outside world.
Even with ear plugs they still sound perfect.

(small cups are only a good thing for headphones though )

fuck proper hearing

all the raves of the early 90s have definately caused me some hearing loss but its good when you want to pretend you havent heard what the mrs said

anyway

one rule these days

dont stand side on to the function 1 in digital

stand behind it



theyll be able to wire hard rives into your ears in 10 years time anyway

thats reet fuck proppa hearing u never hear an old git complain about there hearing

Clubs also have to provide staff members with ear plugs and members of the public can request a pair if they want to!

is that the law

yeah for staff think it is for public

ill hav alot of fun when im out


giz sum ear plugs

NO

its the law

FUCK OFF

reet im ringing the law

Im sure they wont say no!

I suspect the law would tell you to do one

yeah but id cause a rucus