A day in the life of an audiophile

This thread is about noise pollution.  Lately I’ve been in several public spaces where the background music has been so loud that it’s impossible to think.  And there is the age old problem of people blasting their music from cars or motorcycles and volumes that can be heard a mile away 

I do not know what kind of speakers ice cream truck uses (horn?) but after about 10 minutes I couldn’t take it and had to put in some ear plugs. It was painful.

Even 50 meters away with ear plugs sound was so loud and clear it was like not wearing them at all.

We could use some of that slowness in Silicon Valley.

I get what you are saying. You may want to read up about the hearing condition known as hyperacusis. I could be their poster boy. Example: having to wear hearing attenuators or just basic ear plugs just to unload the dishwasher.

@mwh777 . What is the spl level you handle w.r.t artists you enjoy listening to?

I have been involved in construction for a long time, pneumatic hammer drills are bliss, even low flying Jumbo Jets are as well, when compared to the F15 - F35 Fighter Jets doing their After Burner thing at the not too Distant Airbase.