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More typical idiot nanny EU behaviour, also see: ridiculous volume limit for audio devices
by throwaway67743 4y ago
More typical idiot nanny EU behaviour, also see: ridiculous volume limit for audio devices
- eternityforest 4y agoPortable media players are a real danger and there's no way to protect yourself without special hardware, unless you can somehow tell what a safe level is without measuring. Also, a lot of the people affected might be kids and teens and they have no way to repair the damage if you blast your ear holes too much. Seems like something should be done about it. There's plenty of laws I'm not a fan of, but people's hearing is important. I expect products to be safe unless being dangerous is inherently a part of their function. I don't want phones to catch fire or food that has poison.
- throwaway67743 4y agoWe should also limit stoves to 20 degrees in case someone touches it, it's the same thing. Initially there was just the silly "EU warning" that meant after X (supposed, because not all equipment is made equal) decibels, it would not go higher unless you actively confirmed you would be exceeding said limit, however that has made way by just reducing output all the time - not everyone is happy with cheap crap, some of us have higher quality equipment that needs the power and clarity, whereas muggles are happy with what sounds like a brick in a washing machine. If you can't judge what a safe volume is without experiencing discomfort or ringing afterwards, you've probably got bigger risks. It also ignores that with age, hearing naturally reduces in both fidelity and perceived volume, so what are the rest of us supposed to do?