DJ Gear Lab https://djgearscience.com Controllers, mixers and monitoring reviewed — including the hearing-damage maths nobody prints. en Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The hearing-damage maths nobody prints on the box https://djgearscience.com/hearing/ https://djgearscience.com/hearing/ Music-induced hearing loss in DJs and musicians — exposure dose, the research on prevalence, and what the numbers mean for a night behind the decks. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Do musicians' earplugs actually work? https://djgearscience.com/hearing-protection/ https://djgearscience.com/hearing-protection/ Randomised trial evidence on earplugs against recreational noise exposure, and how flat-attenuation filters differ from foam. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Booth monitoring and why you keep turning it up https://djgearscience.com/monitoring/ https://djgearscience.com/monitoring/ Monitoring, frequency response and perceived sound quality — the research behind why booth levels escalate. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer What actually matters when buying DJ gear https://djgearscience.com/buying/ https://djgearscience.com/buying/ A buying framework based on what fails, what lasts and what you will still use in five years. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer About DJ Gear Lab https://djgearscience.com/about/ https://djgearscience.com/about/ Who publishes DJ Gear Lab, how pages are researched, and how the site makes money. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Editorial policy https://djgearscience.com/editorial-policy/ https://djgearscience.com/editorial-policy/ How DJ Gear Lab selects evidence, scores products and handles conflicts of interest. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Affiliate and partnership disclosure https://djgearscience.com/disclosure/ https://djgearscience.com/disclosure/ Every commercial relationship that could affect what you read on DJ Gear Lab. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Privacy https://djgearscience.com/privacy/ https://djgearscience.com/privacy/ What DJ Gear Lab collects — which is close to nothing. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 8 August 2026 https://djgearscience.com/research/2026-08-08/ https://djgearscience.com/research/2026-08-08/ No newly indexed research matched this site's topics in the week of 8 August 2026. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Tinnitus: what the evidence base looks like https://djgearscience.com/evidence/tinnitus/ https://djgearscience.com/evidence/tinnitus/ 10 publications on tinnitus — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Hearing loss: what the evidence base looks like https://djgearscience.com/evidence/hearing-loss/ https://djgearscience.com/evidence/hearing-loss/ 6 publications on hearing loss — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Hearing protection: what the evidence base looks like https://djgearscience.com/evidence/hearing-protection/ https://djgearscience.com/evidence/hearing-protection/ 5 publications on hearing protection — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Sound levels: what the evidence base looks like https://djgearscience.com/evidence/sound-levels/ https://djgearscience.com/evidence/sound-levels/ 4 publications on sound levels — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Headphone: what the evidence base looks like https://djgearscience.com/evidence/xr-headphone/ https://djgearscience.com/evidence/xr-headphone/ 10 publications on headphone — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Noise dose: what the evidence base looks like https://djgearscience.com/evidence/xr-noise-dose/ https://djgearscience.com/evidence/xr-noise-dose/ 11 publications on noise dose — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Audio engineering: what the evidence base looks like https://djgearscience.com/evidence/xr-audio-engineering/ https://djgearscience.com/evidence/xr-audio-engineering/ 10 publications on audio engineering — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Loudspeaker: what the evidence base looks like https://djgearscience.com/evidence/xr-loudspeaker/ https://djgearscience.com/evidence/xr-loudspeaker/ 12 publications on loudspeaker — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer