Reading some comments here about SPL and a couple of people say that they listen at 85 db average.
I took my Umik-1 out again and I played music and pink noise at 83 db Z and C weighting and I found it's way to loud for listening more than 15 to 30 minutes.
During the day 75db seems good for me, and 65 to 70 db at night is enough, especially with young kids.
A thing I noticed is that at 65 to 75 db I prefer a *flatter in room frequency response. (*there a "natural" 20 to 65hz boost in my room that I appreciate). But pass 75 db flat frequency response is way to bright (very apparent with vocal). I guess the Harman curve is less critical at my "normal"/low level. I guess that bright speakers can sound great at those SPL too.
What about you guys ?
I took my Umik-1 out again and I played music and pink noise at 83 db Z and C weighting and I found it's way to loud for listening more than 15 to 30 minutes.
During the day 75db seems good for me, and 65 to 70 db at night is enough, especially with young kids.
A thing I noticed is that at 65 to 75 db I prefer a *flatter in room frequency response. (*there a "natural" 20 to 65hz boost in my room that I appreciate). But pass 75 db flat frequency response is way to bright (very apparent with vocal). I guess the Harman curve is less critical at my "normal"/low level. I guess that bright speakers can sound great at those SPL too.
What about you guys ?