I swear they're doctoring devices now NOT to go beyond a certain volume, which is shitty. I'm going to do myself an injury cramming my earphones in one of these days, but commuting to work on the bus you kinda want the music you're playing to be louder than the old ladies behind you talking about their cystitis. . . .

@gravling there are regulations about how loud your device can be. I bought a Cowon j3 a few years ago that I had to effectively hack because it was a version to be sold in the UK/EU and had hence been "limited."