Yes, but anyone who has ever rode in NYC's subways will tell you they
either carry:
1) a walkman- for commuting purposes and also so no one will engage them in
conversation; and/or
2) a book, magazine or newspaper- to catch up on work or school reading,
the reason in #1, and to avoid all eye contact; among other things.
They will also tell you (and so can I) that while impatiently waiting for a
train, the platform, during 'regular' hours, is usually loud enough with 3
million people talking, shouting, and other trains coming in that it is
hard enough to hear your music playing (and even when you're on the train).
Then, when the train comes careening around the corner and screeches to a
stop, your volume on your WM (walkman) is on 10 already. I'm certain if my
WM had AVLS permanently engaged it would have been tossed right in front of
that arriving train! :-)
Even Central Park can be loud at times...
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Subject: Re: MD: AVLS (was: equipment advice, regarding the future)
Someone wrote...
Your perception of volume levels is subjective and is dependant on
the level of ambient noise and the amount of acclimation (what seems
to be a perfectly acceptable level now might have seemed a bit loud
20 minutes ago when you started listening); AVLS, however, is not
affected by these factors and might just prevent you from damaging
your hearing by playing music that you don't realize is too loud.
In the immortal words of Pete Townsend, ". . .WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?. . .
. . ."
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