Interesting...we share more than just strong convictions. I asked the Music Pastor to use a sound level meter, and it showed that the music was in excess of 100 db as well. Human hearing begins to suffer damage when sounds exceed safe levels
starting at about 90db.
Yup.
I got my own meter and used it in back of the church--where I was forced to sit by the volume.
It was routinely 94db--104db and too often 115-125db. Ridiculous. Uncaring. Destructive.
And Arrogant.
One fellow quit playing electric guitar because the sound man had some gumption to turn him down slightly. Sheesh.