How loud are you typically listening?

Music is therapy. Concerts can be therapeutic.
When i therapeutically need Rip This Joint or Communication Breakdown the decibel level is irrelevant ...however many db that ends up being.
Time is best kept short at those levels, and I’m thrilled to learn that I have about 3-4 hours before I hit the auditory danger zone (admittedly, I fell asleep one night with a  bluray edition of Close To The Edge c/w  extras clocking over 6 hours.....ears rang for days but equilibrium was regained...!)
Standing waves are my main limiting factor when twisting that dial....

Just turned it way down and it went under 100db.
I enjoy it louder and never have had an ear problem. I will probably keep it less loud going forward.  Thanks for the post.

low volume for me, not sure why audiophiles like loud. 
I am about to build a  david Louis 10 inch full range + titanium tweet, now i can add a  bit more gain. 
My Thors sound great but need a  larger room size for added gain. My Thors will match any speaker under $2k, but I'm betting my new project of Davidlouis full range will beat out the Thors, so I can add some gain and still not sound aggessive in my smallish room 10X12 8 ft ceiling. 
But loud? Why? whats the point. There is a threshold where audiophiles go over, not sure why? whats the point <<loud>>????

@tcutter,Very good point.Anywhere from 70-82db at 9 feet away from speaker. For me this depends on the quality of the music and recording itself.


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Yes agree, if i am really into say Schnittke or Pettersson and feel like blowing the mind, I'll crank it up a  tad, as there are passages quiet, , but then gets very active. Schnittke can go from hardly audible then same score, blasting horn section. If the recording has quality i'll give a  gain on the vol. 
But mostly I am reading (yes dif to study and hear(= Really listen)  Schnittke same time
So my vol usually stays at background level,,and I have a  100 pure watt Jadis Defy7 amp, hardly using much of that power for sure. 
But that could change with my next new project, addinga DavidLouis Full Range, say in July. Just spent $1500 upgrading my Thor speakers. 

I'd recommend that everyone begin listening at lower levels, especially in the morning to take care of their ears. Remember that hearing damage can't be repaired.