I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume?

Sorry @sargonicuse, thanks for the link!

I prefer listening into the 90 dB’s, sustained e.g. for loud rock music. I’m not a reserved audiophile listener lol. I take breaks, avoid listening fatigue and don’t do this daily. If gear has an aggressive / rough top end, it won’t last long here.

@sargonicuse Thanks for app suggestion! 

@whart 

Glad to hear someone out there is doing record shootouts! That's a big part of my listening.

I totally agree that every record has an ideal listening level. The level at which it best comes to life. However I find with shootouts that it sometimes helps to play records even louder than that as this can sometimes better reveal their flaws.

Not great for hearing though!

@mulveling

I take a similar approach. Tend to play louder. Try to take breaks.

And when the top end isn't right, forget about it.

But when the top end is right? And the mids? And the bottom end? When the record is extended well at both and getting everything right in the middle? Man! Sometimes it just seems I can't play it loud enough!