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I've put together the perfect workout playlist on my iPod. The problem is, my gym plays crappy R&B and hip-hip so loud that I have to crank my iPod to hear my music over their crappy music. I've complained a couple of times about the fact the gym music competes with the headphone music, only to have them ask if there's something wrong with my headphones. On the chance there was, I bought new headphones. It's not my headphones. It's the fact that I like my music at a reasonable volume - that is, one that won't cause permanent hearing damage - but at my gym, one must listen to the iPod at a volume that causes ringing in the ears for the rest of the day.
I'd love to switch gyms but the only other affordable gym in my neighborhood seems to have the same loud music policy.
