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]