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If you're looking for someone to blame, I highly recommend the guy that sued Apple because the iPod could be loud enough to cause hearing damage: http://www.ft
by curun1r 12y ago
If you're looking for someone to blame, I highly recommend the guy that sued Apple because the iPod could be loud enough to cause hearing damage:
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/7bf03be0-94de-11da-9f39-0000779e2340.html http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/7bf03be0-94de-11da-9f39-00007...
Apple eventually won and the case was dismissed, but the lower maximum value followed from that lawsuit.
- zenocon 12y agowow, thanks for the info. lawyers - gah. still, no excuse for apple to limit the speakerphone...no one is at risk of hearing damage from a cell phone's speakerphone...you hear me apple?
- cbhl 12y agountil they put the speakerphone next to their ear, perhaps
- hussong 12y agoAnd, if you're in Europe, you can thank the EU, who limited portable audio players to 150 mV max output at the phone jack and 100 dB (A) peak level with the included headphones. This renders my iPhone almost useless as an iPod replacement when travelling with big headphones, it's just not enough juice for a train or bus ride (not to mention a flight).