Comments on: LOUD NOISES HELP THE DEAF

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:54:06 +0000

Loud noises on record= stupid? Not simply because someone says so, but because recording and reproduction equipment of the day responded exceedingly badly to large amplitude sonds, given the coarsness of the physical recording medium and the surface speed of the disc. Particularly loud sounds cause the needle to jump rather than follow the rapidly deviating groove, and the excessive lateral force on the needle wears the disc out with alarming rapidity. It happened on some of the old Philips Hi-Fi 78’s in the early fifties, particularly with older repro equipment.

I need to get out more.

By: Rick Auricchio

Rick Auricchio — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:05:55 +0000

The irony is that loud noises MAKE people deaf…

By: Neil

Neil — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:31:58 +0000

Oops–sorry. In the above post the trailing period got added as part of the hyperlink so it bombs.

Here is the correct link.
http://www.hearingaidmuseum.co.....ssacon.htm

By: Neil

Neil — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:19:40 +0000

This device probably did much more harm than in ever did good in helping people hear. This idea was not new in 1933. You can see a much smaller and much older (1903)device in the Hearing Aid Museum at http://www.hearingaidmuseum.co.....sacon.htm.

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:23:49 +0000

Casandro
Why? Because you say so?

By: Casandro

Casandro — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:20:26 +0000

What an amazingly stupid idea. I mean I could understand if they amplify music or speech, but having “loud noises” on records is just stupid.

By: Neil Russell

Neil Russell — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:15:39 +0000

I don’t know if it works or not, but that is one cool piece of equipment!