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How do you listen?

I listen to a lot of (classical) music. Most of the time I try to listen at concert hall volumes (really loud) so as to try and recreate the feeling I have  being in the hall.  But  recently I’ve discovered I can get satisfaction listening at moderate levels.  There is a certain relaxed quality to listening this way, and sometimes I think I hear more of what’s in the music.
How do you listen?
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rvpiano OP
2,663 posts
 
i concur with the posts here. There IS a certain level that a particular track will sound best.
And, where you sit in a hall does determine the impact of an orchestra.

knotscott
929 posts
 
Too loud can result in listener fatigue (and complaints from the residents of the house).  Too soft and it's not involving enough.  I like the Goldilocks setting ...just right...but as oregonpapa mentioned, that varies with every album. 
mr_m
1,900 posts
 
Blow out your hearing and it won't matter where you set the volume. 
edcyn
1,876 posts
 
I'm happiest at about 80db. Sometimes a bit south of 80. Sometimes a bit north. It all depends on the quality of the recording or the style of music being played. My days of wanting to blast my stereo are now long past.
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