Comments on: Groove To WorkTunes http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/11/groove-to-worktunes/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:12:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: BrianD http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/11/groove-to-worktunes/#comment-255544 BrianD Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:10:15 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/11/groove-to-worktunes/#comment-255544 I bought a pair of these a few weeks ago - ~$50 at Lowes. They work well and are very comfortable to wear. Chris' concern about music volume levels causing damage is not likely to be a problem - the max volume on these is not very loud at all, my wife's iPod is much, much louder. Listening for several hours was not fatiguing at all. The only problem I have is that they make me sweat around the ears where they touch, and I am sure that is normal... for me. I was considering taking them along on my next commercial flight since they seem to work as well as the Bose noise-canceling headphones and are much less tragic to lose. (I might look a little goofy, but what's new.) I bought a pair of these a few weeks ago - ~$50 at Lowes. They work well and are very comfortable to wear. Chris’ concern about music volume levels causing damage is not likely to be a problem - the max volume on these is not very loud at all, my wife’s iPod is much, much louder. Listening for several hours was not fatiguing at all. The only problem I have is that they make me sweat around the ears where they touch, and I am sure that is normal… for me.

I was considering taking them along on my next commercial flight since they seem to work as well as the Bose noise-canceling headphones and are much less tragic to lose. (I might look a little goofy, but what’s new.)

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]]> By: Chris http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/11/groove-to-worktunes/#comment-255129 Chris Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:26:55 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/11/groove-to-worktunes/#comment-255129 I've said this before on hearing-related posts here, but things like this are a really bad idea unless you have the self-discipline to set the volume level *before* you enter the noisy environment. If you turn up your music so you can hear over the background noise, you're totally defeating the purpose of hearing protection in the first place. (No, it won't be as bad as if you weren't wearing anything at all, but it can still do damage.) cl I’ve said this before on hearing-related posts here, but things like this are a really bad idea unless you have the self-discipline to set the volume level *before* you enter the noisy environment.

If you turn up your music so you can hear over the background noise, you’re totally defeating the purpose of hearing protection in the first place. (No, it won’t be as bad as if you weren’t wearing anything at all, but it can still do damage.)

cl

]]> By: Brian http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/11/groove-to-worktunes/#comment-255057 Brian Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:47:50 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/11/groove-to-worktunes/#comment-255057 I'm sure there are situations where these are prefectly ok, but listening to music on your earmuffs just screams "get run over by a fork truck" to me. I’m sure there are situations where these are prefectly ok, but listening to music on your earmuffs just screams “get run over by a fork truck” to me.

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