George Marshall wrote:

>..  using headphones, even at low levels, spoils your hearing because
>parts of your hearing system become, in effect, redundant.

and Jeff Harris wrote:

>I've also read that some hearing loss is also associated with listening
>to music from an MP3 or other compressed audio format.  The reduced
>frequency range of those formats caused (or could in theory cause) the
>ear to become less able to hear the high and low frequencies which are
>stripped.

these assumptions semm 100% ridiculous to me.  pretty much like: reading
books (or watching TV) spoils your ability to see in 3D because you don't
use it..  BS

:):):)  Thomas    mailto:[log in to unmask]