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Remo Gaggi

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That’s really a common thing in several football stadiums.
It's time for that to end. I recall in the 90s, during the McCarney days, a guy (usually without a shirt on in cold weather) in section D would stand up and yell that. Maybe that's how it got started. But it's time to chill out and turn down the volume so we can enjoy the game.
 
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BillBrasky4Cy

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It's not perfect but is this seriously this big of a problem?

I sit on the west side at the top of the lower level and the volume doesn't seem that bad. However, I went up to the top of the SW corner on Saturday to say hi to some friends and family and it was loud as sh!t up there. This isn't an age thing, there were a lot of young people complaining about it.
 

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I sit on the west side at the top of the lower level and the volume doesn't seem that bad. However, I went up to the top of the SW corner on Saturday to say hi to some friends and family and it was loud as sh!t up there. This isn't an age thing, there were a lot of young people complaining about it.
Jamie's subtle way of getting people to donate more to get better seats. Genius, really.
 

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U2 at Soldier Field 2017. Second level speakers about 2/3's of the way down the field. The show sounded exquisite and powerful.

It is not the size of the PA, it is the amplification that causes "awful" sound. Overdriving the amplifiers to produce maximum loudness will cause a huge spike in distortion.

The PA U2 used could easily be hauled by 2 tractor/trailers. The stadium was bursting with clean, deep, and clear music.

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Are we seriously comparing the audio brought in for a touring show to the audio permanently hung in a stadium?
 

SolarGarlic

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While Mack Brown may agree with many in this thread; Va Tech fans would find this thread amusing.
VaTech team entrance

It's not the volume per se. It's that the volume leads to poor sound quality. Song choices could be updated. The in-game production is hokey (no pun intended). I think that about sums it up. Get better speakers or don't crank the volume.
 
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AuH2O

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I sit on the west side at the top of the lower level and the volume doesn't seem that bad. However, I went up to the top of the SW corner on Saturday to say hi to some friends and family and it was loud as sh!t up there. This isn't an age thing, there were a lot of young people complaining about it.
Yeah, I've never had an issue with noise at any ISU game, or any sporting event before, nor have my kids. My 13 year old was at the game with me and he was commenting how it was unbearably loud. Some of the music (intro song for sure) the speakers were cracking and it sounded like they were going to blow. I love being at loud sporting events. Given the record and KU the crowd was good and was loud. Having it be loud because you're pumping in music about every possible second and are trying to blow up the speakers isn't quite as fun.

It's not a big deal, as you kind of get used to it, but it would be a lot more enjoyable if it wasn't so grating.
 
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This is our first season sitting in the upper deck on the North 20 yard line, about half way up. The view is pretty good, but we decided at the UNI game that we will not renew these seats next year. The speakers are just too loud.

On Saturday, we moved at halftime and squatted in some unused seats in section 31 (east side, south 20 yard line, just under the upper deck). Don't remember thinking about the sound there.

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I sit on the west side at the top of the lower level and the volume doesn't seem that bad. However, I went up to the top of the SW corner on Saturday to say hi to some friends and family and it was loud as sh!t up there. This isn't an age thing, there were a lot of young people complaining about it.

"there were a lot of young people complaining about it". ....... Geez, I don't think several posters on here will even believe you. Can't say I've ever had the old man w/cane graphic thrown at me before. LOL I feel so honored for being so misrepresented. But thank you for sharing your location comparisons.
 

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Remember the old days when two guys with bull horns and rare earth songs got T Osborne so P##### off the the Big 8 put in rules to quell the noise. Now get off my lawn.;)
 
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CloneJD

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"there were a lot of young people complaining about it". ....... Geez, I don't think several posters on here will even believe you. Can't say I've ever had the old man w/cane graphic thrown at me before. LOL I feel so honored for being so misrepresented. But thank you for sharing your location comparisons.
Good gravy you are a bit too sensitive.

Personally i couldn’t converse with anyone in the pew behind me and had trouble hearing the choir. The pipe organ was WAY too loud.
 

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