any danger?

[Blackearth]

i have dual delta screamers, 2 80mm loudassess, and its all pretty loud. could there be any danger to my hearing? because my ears used to ring, even kind of hurt sometimes back when i first built this beast but now i dont get that anymore. about what decibal rating should you be concerned about?

[Oni]

If you're ears are hurting, I'd turn one of them off. I think you start to get hearing damage at 100 dBa, but I'm not sure. And those are like 62 each, so thats about 124 dbA.

[mw521]

get you some of those little foam earplugs! I can't hear high frequencies well any more. Too many Grand Funk concerts when I coming up.

[klosters64a]

If they do put out 62 dba, two of them will add up to 67 dba. Hardly dangerous. Yet, they are annoying little boogers, no doubt. If your ears are ringing, a visit to a hearing doc is a good idea.

[CrystalMethod]

Yeah, anything over 50db is a little annoying. You could do the 7Volt mod to quiet them down, but the trade off is that you don't get as much cooling/airflow.

[NedClocker]

I've always heard that hearing damage starts at 80 decibels. And that's really not very loud.

[mw521]

I just turn up my stereo and then I can't hear the fans!:beer:

[NedClocker]

Hey, go for it! I own stock in a hearing aid company. So, I say, turn it up!