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Originally Posted by Glice
Regarding the above though - if you go to a gig with a socially inclined person (let's say, a girlfriend who isn't into the music) you'll probably notice that their threshold for sound, or their listening concentration, will be inclined towards what people are saying - 'she' may not be able to hear much in the music, but will probably be able to pick out conversations that you can't.
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that could well be true, which reminds me of another thing, though not really related:
i've experienced several times - when going to live shows with exactly the same people standing right next to each other - that sometimes i found the volume to be unbearable while friends thought it was "ok" and other times they would walk out of the room while i wasn't having any problems at all. and neither of us would have ear plugs. in other words there must be some subjective factor in experiencing loud sounds, next to the objective amount of decibels. it's crossed my mind of course that enjoying the show or not is probably a big factor in all of this (the more you like it the higher your pain level) but i did really enjoy that show where i was numbed afterwards and a friend said "well that wasn't that loud, was it?".
you're right about ear plugs though and i keep saying i should wear them more often. maybe this weekend.