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Originally Posted by Neil

No we shall not. Get you meter out and check yours. I will be surprised if you get to 110dB without distortion making it un listen-able

Here we go, what do they say "the proof of the pudding is in the eating"
Location - Peel Retail Centre (Whitebirk) far end of car park adjacent to canal.(not wanting to subject anyone to the noise)
Car - Peugeot 206sw estate reg. 2005
Radio/CD unit - Clarian assumed fitted as standard at time of manufacture.
Sound level meter - model 332 CE iec 651 type II calibrated 94dB A/C weighting with a maximum hold function.
1. Radio smooth - record - my sweet lord - max reading 119dB
2. CD jean michel jarre - oxygene tk 2 - max reading 111.7dB
3. CD n diamond - beautiful noise -max reading 114.5dB
The "bass" was set at "0" for the whole of the test.
Volume turned up to full.
In all cases the average noise level was between 106.8dB/110dB depending on the record. there was no distortion at all just the car vibrating from the noise.
I think this proves the point, since the car is 4 years old, am sure that younger cars are fitted with better sound equipment.
If your employer made you work for 8 hours a day under those conditions and did not provide you with ear protection you would be screaming at the union and your health and safety rep. So why not protect your hearing and turn the music down