At 03:01 AM 1/10/98 +0000, Scott Gardner wrote:
>> Of course, we could look on the bright side; many of them will not
>> survive the roads because they can't hear the train, emergency vehicle or
>> semi which is about to turn them into a wet spot on a woofer. Imagine not
>> being able to hear the sound of an MG as it hits 3500 rpm flat out.
>>
>> John
>>
> I don't mind your opinion that I'll go deaf early. I am offended
>that you imply that there is a "bright side" -- my premature death.
>Scott
>
>Scott Gardner
>gardner@lwcomm.com
>www.lwcomm.com/~gardner
You know, I have a subwoofer and a small 80 watt amp in my car, and I can side
with both guys here. I think the Premium systems on many newer autos is giving
the general public the idea to "crank" the volume without worry, and this is
somewhat scary. I can see how they might not be able to hear a train or
emergency vehicle. But the sad part is that many times these same people as
well as others will not heed the warnings of the emergency vehicle, vehemently
feeling that they are entitled to their side of the road, and they shouldn't
budge. This happens regardless of the fact they may or may not be listening to
music loud. I think this is just a case of technology exceeding
responsibility. I feel that certainly there are those fools with music full
blast, and then there are those who are responsible.
I feel the majority of accidents which arise are caused by people not paying
attention. While I do feel loud music contributes to this, it is just a small
part of the cause. How many accidents do you hear of that are caused
specifically by loud music?
Lastly, John sums it up quite well. If you can't hear your MGB engine at
3500-4000 rpm then it's probably too loud.
And yes, my car does rev there often. I rebuilt the engine in November with
new pistons and cam and it revs there quite well. I now find I don't need the
overdrive nearly as much, since I can easily hit 65 MPH in fourth, and it is
rare I need to exceed this. As you can tell, I try to avoid the interstates.
Jay
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