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By contrast, in France, iPods are limited by law to a maximum of 100 dB. (Sorry, I'm on a laissez-faire kick after just having read Capitalism and Freedom.)

• jacquesm 17y ago
  And even that is still pretty dangerous: http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/hearingloss.cfm http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/hearingloss.cfm What bugs me is that if you want to blow up your ears, go right ahead, after all you know your 'comfort zone' better than I do, and what can drive headphones can drive speakers (which require much higher power levels to function) just the same. Headphones have been plugged in to amps since the stone age of radio technology and nobody was ever stupid enough to sue the manufacturer of a device because they didn't know how to operate a volume control.
  • lutorm 17y ago
    Oh but you don't place the speakers "deep into your ear canal"... ;-)
    • jacquesm 17y ago
      Ever been to a pop concert ?
• ugh 17y ago
  But here you are comparing apples and oranges. The 100 dB limit is regulation – doesn’t mean that you can sue Apple (as long as they don’t violate the regulation).