Sonic Disruption

[Kurashu]

Super bass doesn't bother me too much. It was pretty bad before I graduated, because every "gangster" kid had a set in the back of his car. But now, it doesn't pester me. I'm actually looking to get some new speakers and a subwoofer for my car, although not a super you can hear me four block away...that already happens with my exhaust. I really need to get that fixed. Especially after I got pulled over last year for it.


On a side note, calling hip-hop, rap, et cetera crap is a little stupid, because I'm sure they don't like your music just as much. I'm usually bringing hip hop down...but I've stopped as of late since I've realized that my music isn't the end all be all of music. Iunno. Just something that irked me. Not trying to make it a big deal though.

 

[Jesus_marley]

If it helps, I have a story of Karmic justice that pertains to this very issue.

I used to hang out at a spot on the waterfront in Halifax. It was a popular hang out and many people would show up in their tricked out cars with super uber bass thumping the hearts out of their chests. One day a young guy shows up with his car and in an attempt to impress the girls cranks up his stereo with the bass going full bore. Well, what happened next was priceless... the bass was so strong that it actually shattered the glass in his back window. we laughed. he cried. it was cool.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Originally, I just used to comment about how bad the music was that these guys were listening to. Most of it seemed to be composed for the specific purpose of demonstrating the dynamic range of their systems. I thought it would be more tolerable if it was something more mainstream

Time has proven me wrong.

The worst I've personally experienced was when I stayed at the Royal Sonesta (near Burbon Street) in New Orleans for some Continuing Legal Education classes.

I was in a 4th floor room, situated at a 90deg angle and maybe 40' from Burbon St. One night, my windows began to vibrate due to the jerk parked on the street below pumping his booming system. He wasn't selling anything - sometimes you'll see promotions crews using that kind of volume- he was just hanging out.

Oh yeah...he was actually drowning out the carousing crowds from Burbon St.

The cops made him move once, but he came back- he didn't leave for good until Burbon St. was cleared for the evening.

That made staying awake in the 8AM CLE class difficult.

As for Karma...tinnitus will take their hearing as surely as it took Pete Townshend's.

 

[tzor]

Am I the only one who finds car stereo systems with bass that registers on the richter scale to be exceedingly annoying, to the point of nearly causing road rage? And I don't even drive!

I find it annoying, but not to the point of road rage, because the satisfaction that the idiot will probably be completely deaf before he reaches my current age gives me a sence of perverted satisfaction.

 

[RangerWickett]

Man, you guys are so damned white. Don't you know, the bass is how we navigate cars these days? It's like tremorsense.

Ooh, that's an idea. The next time the party fights a delver, I'll have to bring a screw tape.

 

[Jesus_marley]

Subterranean echolocation?

Would such a thing even be possible?