For reference, I’m 19 and I’ve just ordered a pair of sennheiser momentum 4s. I want to know what I can do to protect my ears as much as possible. I put my iPhone volume capacity at 75dbs and only put my headphones at about 95% volume at that rate, but I heard it’s not entirely accurate and some songs can still go over the limit
I want to say I’m completely new to this and an absolute amateur but I would be very thankful and appreciative of any help
Personally, I’d just manually calibrate with real sounds such as my voice or fingersnap. Another trick is by playing very quiet at first so when you increase the volume, it will sound significantly louder while actually still low in db.
And don’t underestimate other factors. I lost a bit of my hearing due to flu and some medications.