How loud do you like your music?

[DY2]

I listen to music at low or high volume, depending on my mood and the music.
From what I've tested, up to 90 dB the sound quality is ok, but as the volume goes up, distortions appear and when the volume is too loud, the distortions will be heard louder than the music...
At least that's my feeling from the tests.

 

[DWPress]

Hmmmm... Curious! Why is everything 40' away in your life?

Well, the trout stream is 30' from house and studio.

 

[killdozzer]

Well, the trout stream is 30' from house and studio.

 

[Cogito]

It all depends on what type of music I'm listening to and more importantly, the mood I'm in. I think my nominal listening levels are in the 70-75 dB range. I occasionally "crank" it up to 95dB peaks.

 

[killdozzer]

It all depends on what type of music I'm listening to and more importantly, the mood I'm in. I think my nominal listening levels are in the 70-75 dB range. I occasionally "crank" it up to 95dB peaks.

When it's 95 do you endure an entire album?

 

[Sal1950]

i dont like thin weedy sound like from 4" cones and a small cabinet

Define a "weedy" sound please.

That's why I said; idle is just idle.

Still you've lost me, the unused power at idle is the available headroom ?

 

[Keith_W]

Define a "weedy" sound please.

Effect of cannabis use on hearing.

Or maybe he means that it makes all music sound like Bob Marley.

 

[Cogito]

When it's 95 do you endure an entire album?

Absolutely not. Only certain music tracks. Some music is just meant to be played loud. Again, this is brief peaks, not sustained volume.

 

[Holmz]

Hmmmm... Curious! Why is everything 40' away in your life?

It might be 24 cubits?

 

[DY2]

Absolutely not. Only certain music tracks. Some music is just meant to be played loud. Again, this is brief peaks, not sustained volume.

Correct, the peaks can reach quite high values, compared to the rest of the song, it all depends on the type of song and what you want to do with that song. Here we tested how much the system can take with the volume in the AV set to 0 dB....

 

[DWPress]

Even at 24 cubits

It might be 24 cubits?

Even at 24 cubits on a summer night with windows open my system at full SPL is very audible, it even sounds good. I should take my SPL meter out there and measure.

 

[garyrc]

Mean: 75dB to 90dB
Instantaneous PEAKS: 95dB to 115 dB, just like an orchestra.

Music is dynamic. Particularly classical, some jazz, opera, film scores, etc.

 

[killdozzer]

Absolutely not. Only certain music tracks. Some music is just meant to be played loud. Again, this is brief peaks, not sustained volume.

OK. I didn't mean to be too pedantic, but i my initial proposal for this "usual listening SPL" I asked for the volume during a prolonged listening session because I was hoping this would represent ones listening habits more precisely. I also sometimes crank it way up to the red line just to see how my speakers perform, or how much they distort or, as you say, because some music draws you into crank it up. But that's the loudest, that's not how loud i Usually listen to.

Anyway, thank you for your input. I hope you cast your vote!

 

[killdozzer]

Mean: 75dB to 90dB
Instantaneous PEAKS: 95dB to 115 dB, just like an orchestra.

Music is dynamic. Particularly classical, some jazz, opera, film scores, etc.

Yes, yes. This is indeed true. However that's why we set the rules of measuring for average. And if you play music for an hour, your average would be accurate enough for a pleasant, relaxed chit-chat such as this.

Thank you very much. Don't forget to vote.

 

[Sal1950]

Music is dynamic. Particularly classical,

Do you have a DR measurement for a classical album you'd call dynamic ? Just curious.

 

[Sokel]

Do you have a DR measurement for a classical album you'd call dynamic ? Just curious.

Look at the chart at this post, I have posted some in this thread.

 

[DY2]

Or you can read the data directly from the music tracks...

 

[Sokel]

Or you can read the data directly from the music tracks...

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@Sal1950 asked for classical, and it's easier to see the variations at the post (which are the norm in classical)

other than that, look at Ron Tutt:

22 DR, give it enough juice and you can blow stuff

 

[Redacted]

11 on my guitar amp. But only if my wife is out. And not in a nearby street.

 

[Sal1950]

Look at the chart at this post, I have posted some in this thread.

Thanks, I'm just curious as the whether Classical listeners use a higher or lower on average level than rock, etc. We're all different but I don't believe we tend to vary that much based on genre preferences? I believe our poll here is a bit inaccurate due to users using a averaging mode rather than one accurately showing peak levels.

22 DR, give it enough juice and you can blow stuff

Ron Tutt, he's a rock and roll drummer. LOL