How loud do you like your music?

[MaxBuck]

most like to preserve their ears and postpone hearing devices

Oddly enough, at 70 my hearing is still pretty good.

 

[Sokel]

I'm quite surprised so few people listen at SPLs as high as I do.

I have an itch to play loud now and I'm curious what will REW report.
Shall I give it a try?

 

[JayGilb]

Bottom line is, I have no idea how many db my speaker system gives out, I know it's more than my walls can handle, and more than my neighbours can stand - when it's cranked. It's also very alive at reasonable volumes as well.

Same here, I can only go so loud before I would worry about damage upstairs. My wife's curio cabinets are full of vintage dishes and she has to put paper towels between the plates due to vibration. I live too far away from my neighbors to worry about bothering them.

 

[Sokel]

I have an itch to play loud now and I'm curious what will REW report.
Shall I give it a try?

Ok,I did with the OP's song and weighting,that's as far as I can tolerate this song:

 

[Deleted member 58722]

Ok,I did with the OP's song and weighting,that's as far as I can tolerate this song:


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And that means? I don't do graphs and shit when it comes to audio. I just use ears.

 

[RayDunzl]

I don't do graphs and shit when it comes to audio

They're separate activities for me, too.

 

[Deleted member 58722]

They're separate activities for me, too.

 

[Sokel]

And that means? I don't do graphs and shit when it comes to audio. I just use ears.

I don't do too,REW did them,blame that,not me.

 

[killdozzer]

I originally voted 95db, then found out I had to listen to steely dan, so have changed it to 5db

You can recommend another song, but it has to be well produced, mastered, recorded and not heavy on bass. It also has to be something you have reason to believe aprox. 90% of members will own.


See? It boils down to Steely Dan. Every time.

 

[Tim Link]

I've just discovered that with a fullly horn loaded system I can enjoy a much wider range of volumes. At very low levels I feel like I can hear it very clearly still, much better than with a direct radiator setup at a similar volume. At higher volumes it holds together better so I can go there if I want to. I worry about my hearing so I don't like to push it really loud for too long although it gives some music the effect it needs.

 

[Deleted member 58722]

You can recommend another song, but it has to be well produced, mastered, recorded and not heavy on bass. It also has to be something you have reason to believe aprox. 90% of members will own.


See? It boils down to Steely Dan. Every time.

Yeah, I have noticed a trend on hi fidelity sites, lots of easy listening stuff.

 

[pauldavidthomas]

1m from monitors and 1m from Sub. If I've had a few beers, I like to feel the slam of the music on my chest. If I'm working, I tilt the base up a tad but have it pretty quite. Dynaudio Core 7's & Sub, all connected via AES chain.

 

[covd59]

70dB

 

[Deleted member 58722]

Yeah, I have noticed a trend on hi fidelity sites, lots of easy listening stuff.

 

[covd59]

Or a little Under 70dB for sure

 

[Deleted member 58722]

70dB, my accoustic guitar is louder....

 

[Deleted member 48726]

Okay. I voted 80 dB which is when I sit down and zoom out and enjoy the music. When I feel like it I crank it to 86 dB with peaks of >110 dB obviously in the bass. This gives me short term tinnitus afterwards so I don't crank it very often.

The values are LAeq measured by app at listening pos. about 3 m. from speakers.

A thing I've come to notice is that it is much easier to listen to loud music after I got my Kappas and feed them plenty of power. Actually when I come to think of it, I don't recall I've had tinnitus after a listening session with my other setup with smaller speakers + sub.

Obviously I value my hearing and I know exactly the volume position I shouldn't exceed. But food for thought that with large speakers with plenty of power you're in the danger zone very fast without noticing.

 

[fpitas]

I've just discovered that with a fullly horn loaded system I can enjoy a much wider range of volumes. At very low levels I feel like I can hear it very clearly still, much better than with a direct radiator setup at a similar volume. At higher volumes it holds together better so I can go there if I want to. I worry about my hearing so I don't like to push it really loud for too long although it gives some music the effect it needs.

That has also been my experience with horns. My ears have never tolerated loud music for long, and that has just gotten worse as I age. There's a certain irony about using a horn system for it's low-level detail retrieval. Everyone always asks, "How loud does it go?"

 

[killdozzer]

Huh? I can't hear you

I like this one.

 

[killdozzer]

That has also been my experience with horns. My ears have never tolerated loud music for long, and that has just gotten worse as I age. There's a certain irony about using a horn system for it's low-level detail retrieval. Everyone always asks, "How loud does it go?"

I never figured you to be a horn guy... What gives?