Do speakers volume 'fade' after a while?

[mrblotto]

And by 'long use' I'm talking months. Let's say for arguments sake that I have my radio at volume '5', and it is loud enough. After a few months or so (not continuous use.....lol), 5 just doesn't seem to be as loud as it once was, so I will turn it up to '6', and the trend will just continue.

Is it just the road noise getting louder as the tires wear down? Or do speakers just kind of get quieter as time goes by? Maybe its the receiver?

I dunno, I'm just curious is all. I seem to be increasing the volume to get the same results......

I didn't feel the need to include car/radio info and its a rather generic question, but will if need be.

 

[EightySix Four]

Originally posted by: mrblotto
And by 'long use' I'm talking months. Let's say for arguments sake that I have my radio at volume '5', and it is loud enough. After a few months or so (not continuous use.....lol), 5 just doesn't seem to be as loud as it once was, so I will turn it up to '6', and the trend will just continue.

Is it just the road noise getting louder as the tires wear down? Or do speakers just kind of get quieter as time goes by? Maybe its the receiver?

I dunno, I'm just curious is all. I seem to be increasing the volume to get the same results......

I didn't feel the need to include car/radio info and its a rather generic question, but will if need be.

That would be your hearing getting worse over time.

 

[Saga]

Originally posted by: crazySOB297

That would be your hearing getting worse over time.

Ding ding ding. Your hearing adjusts to the loudness. Ever been to a concert? You leave and you can barely hear anything for a while.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: crazySOB297

Originally posted by: mrblotto
And by 'long use' I'm talking months. Let's say for arguments sake that I have my radio at volume '5', and it is loud enough. After a few months or so (not continuous use.....lol), 5 just doesn't seem to be as loud as it once was, so I will turn it up to '6', and the trend will just continue.

Is it just the road noise getting louder as the tires wear down? Or do speakers just kind of get quieter as time goes by? Maybe its the receiver?

I dunno, I'm just curious is all. I seem to be increasing the volume to get the same results......

I didn't feel the need to include car/radio info and its a rather generic question, but will if need be.

That would be your hearing getting worse over time.

Seconded.

 

[PingSpike]

If you're driving my dodge neon, its because all the speakers are dying off one by one.

 

[mrblotto]

Thank you for the info! Maybe I should clean out my ears as well......lol.

PingSpike, I used to have a Plymouth Neon back in the day. It was the only car I've owned where the garage had to 'flash the BIOS' to correct something.....lol!

 

[herm0016]

its called threshold shift. you must be listening at a fairly high level to begin with and you are doing permanent damage to your hearing if you are noticeably experiencing this effect. I had this problem at one of my jobs, lots of high rpm die grinders and other air tools, i ended up loosing a portion of my higher freq. hearing, this is a reason I will probably never mix a live show again, or do any serious recording projects.

 

[thomsbrain]

It depends on how loud he is listening, though. If he is listening loud, then yeah, he could be experiencing hearing loss. But if he listens at low to moderate levels, it might be something more like tire wear creating more background noise.