valhalla@nocturne.Eng.Sun.COM (Tony Danis) (04/10/91)
I have some lovable but perhaps rather naive friends who intend to take a 4-week-old infant to a Grateful Dead concert. This show will be outdoors, and we will be seated approximately 200 feet away from the sound system, which is rated over 50,000 watts maximum power. I have been to this venue (Shoreline, Ca.) many times, and at that distance, depending on the band's whim, the sound can vary from a "loud conversation" level to thunderously uncomfortable. I am getting increasingly nervous about their plans to expose this virtual new-born to these sound levels. Could somebody with formal training please send some information regarding any positive dangers associated with this activity? Thanks.