How damaging could a car sound system with a subwoofer be to a young persons hearing?

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Ken Doll

Provided that it is'nt overly and rediculously loud, how damaging could your average aftermarket Subwoofer and 6x9 speakers be to a young persons hearing?

What are some tips for avodiing hearing loss/damage?

Answer
Well, I have an Audio Xperts 12" subwoofer running off of an Alpine MRP-500 (putting out 500 watts RMS at 2 ohms) and it will get so loud and cause enough vibrations to set off a car alarm 20 feet away! Can you imagine what that would do to your ears if you listened at high volumes? And I know that you said it wouldn't be overly and ridiculously loud but who isn't going to crank it up to see how hard the bass hits? At the levels that an average aftermarket sound system produces, cranking it up to full( or close to it) volume would damage your ears within a short amount of time( as little as a minute), and even if it's only a little bit at a time that you listen to it loud, it all adds up. I'm not saying to not blast your bass, but just be aware of how damaging it can be. You CAN permanently damage your hearing within a short amount of time and you need to remain aware of that. If your ears hurt, turn it down and keep it down for a while, because you have damaged your ears. Basically just use common sense and remember that you're only going to be into car audio for a while, and you're going to need your hearing for your whole life.

How do I stop the feedback coming from my speakers?

C Rock

I have 1 Numark turntable hooked up to an amp and 2 speakers. When I turn the amp on and the volume up I hear a low feedback noise. I can play the phono fine and hear the records relatively clearly when the volume is low but I would like to be able to turn the volume up. It's only when I have the amp on phono, on Tape/Aux or FM or AM there is no feedback at all.

Answer
Turntable feedback is very common. You need to ISOLATE the turntable from the vibrations caused by your speakers. Your turntable and speakers need to be as far apart as possible. Your turntable and speakers may need isolation pads beneath them too:

http://www.amazon.com/IsoNode-Pro-Anti-Vibration-Feet-Large/dp/B0018BK24O/ref=sr_1_cc_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1297882109&sr=1-3-catcorr

Speaker stands may help too - placing your speakers on the floor transmits the vibrations to the turntable:

http://www.amazon.com/SANUS-SYSTEMS-BF-31B-Speaker-Stands/dp/B00006JQ5O/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1297882380&sr=1-2

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