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Possible problem using headphones with TV

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In Reply to: RE: I need headphone help! posted by denton on April 23, 2012 at 10:34:50

It's not a bad idea in some ways, but I'd probably be a little wary of incurring hearing damage over the long term. I fall asleep pretty easily while watching TV, and those headphones could end up staying on my ears for hours at a time. It is recommended that headphone listeners take a 15 minute break from listening once an hour in order to avoid hearing damage. The close proximity of the drivers to your ears increases the chance that hearing damage will occur, especially if the volume levels are close to that which sounds "live". So keep the volume level down as low as possible and remember to take breaks from listening fairly often. Don't fall asleep with the headphones on!
"He was one of those men who live in poverty so that their lines of questioning may continue." - John Steinbeck

Edits: 04/28/12

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RE: Possible problem using headphones with TV - denton 14:49:15 04/28/12 (1)
Thanks for this. I actually hardly ever watch TV, we just watch blu-ray movies. Regular TV, when we do watch, is not a problem. We can keep the volume down.

The problem is movies with LFE and sub-woofer.

So, if we fell asleep with cans on, it wouldn't be a huge problem as the movie would shut off.

But after a couple of nights with my headphone setup, I am very, happily, impressed. My wife agrees, and she always states she is not an audiophile. But what we both notice, is that the dialog is AMAZINGLY more clear with the phone set-up than it was with speakers. I know with speakers we were often pushing the volume in order to understand the dialog. Now, while it is not possible to measure, we THINK that possibly we are listening at lower volume levels than before.

And this is with relatively inexpensive electronics.
- RE: Possible problem using headphones with TV - genungo 15:02:51 04/28/12 (0)
  It sounds as if you are careful about keeping the volume levels reasonably low when using headphones with TV. Even so, if the length of the movie is much longer than average (90 minutes or so) I would take an "intermission" break and pull the headphones off for a while before returning to the show...
  "He was one of those men who live in poverty so that their lines of questioning may continue." - John Steinbeck

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