[senco-forum] Software information requested

A useful off topic though...  it is not news that too much sound can be
damaging to hearing...  If volume is above 90db and prolonged then permanent
and irreversible hearing loss can be caused.  I think it is more to do with
the volume that is used and the duration rather than in or out of the ear,
though... just that I have heard both Keith Holland and Alan Heath speak and
neither of them recommend in ear earphones.

Advanced Brain Technologies who developed The Listening Program recommend
the following headphones as they allow music of the highest recordable
quality to be delvered to our ears.:

Sennheiser HD515 and HD555 (these are the ones we bought for school and the
sound is so good...)
Beyer DT 440
Grado SR80 and SR125.  Mind you two sound engineers came on our Listening
Program course and they reckon that Grados are not that durable.

The Sony DNE 330 CD Walkman Player apparently has a preset volume such that
it will not play about 90db.

Maybe others on the forum know more?  That's my pennyworth.

Philippa

On 4/30/07, Alex Hammerstein <aph at misnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Phillipa
>
> Slightly off topic I know, but I would very much appreciate details as I
> use
> headphones that do fit into the ears, on the basis that I understood they
> were better for your hearing !!
>
> Just goes to show
>
> Thanks
>
> Alex
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
> [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Paul and
> Philippa Bodien
> Sent: 30 April 2007 16:04
> To: Ruth Newbury
> Cc: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [senco-forum] Software information requested
>
> Hello Ruth,
>
> Keith Holland and Alan Heath advise against using headphones that go into
> your ears - damages your hearing.  I have a list of recommended headphones
> from Alan (he trains people on The Listening Program) and the sound
> quality
> in the ones we bought are EXCELLENT.  Would you like me to look up the
> details?
>
> Philippa
>
>
> On 4/30/07, Ruth Newbury <rmnewbury at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am about to invest (that's the word I use when I am telling my husband
> > what will arrive next in the post - I love internet shopping!) in a
> > programme that will record and save radio programmes - for me to make
> into
> > my own CDs or bung on my ipod.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have been recommended Replay Radio - but on going onto their site I
> now
> > see that they have moved on to a programme that will save everything -
> > video
> > - TV - the lot.
> >
> >
> >
> > Now as I have an iPod that will deal with video too - as well as just
> > playing my music - I could use this - if it's easy enough for me to
> > understand.
> >
> >
> >
> > Now I think that this could be really useful - and I wish that I had
> > thought
> > of investigating this whilst I was still teaching properly too - all
> those
> > lovely Sherlock Holmes stories on BBC 7 for example - let alone Round
> the
> > Horne and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
> >
> >
> >
> > Now - does anyone out there already do this? - is it easy? - Should I go
> > for
> > the cheap basic Radio only or for the far more expensive version.
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone use another programme?
> >
> >
> >
> > Or any advice at all?
> >
> >
> >
> > And thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> >
> > Ruth
> >
> >
>
>