we need to *feel* the music (Score 1)

Not a scientist by any means, but am fairly certain that many headphone wearers crank up the volume inappropriately high in a pointless, unconscious bid to "feel" the music, as one does via speakers or at concerts.

Besides the obvious solution posited by a few numbnuts here- turn down the volume- I would argue this problem will only lessen the day some kind of personal sub-woofer is invented. Sounds silly/impossible, granted, but until that happens many of will continue punishing our ears unthinkingly as we strive to precisely reproduce the rich, chest-thumping sounds of our stereo systems....