Posting on SPLs to make the point about how enjoyable I find the DIs, in this case the SEs, to be at lower playback volumes. And because it raises some questions regarding levels at which we (any one of us) listen to our music.
Listening to Saraste’s Jota arogonesa Op. 27 with Julia Fischer on violin.
Average of 51dB with the bulk of the music in the high 40s to mid 50s, with very little music above 60, in this piece, and at the gain setting I’m at. These are considered ’quiet library to normal conversational levels’ (40s-50s).
I remember @teajay mentioning a preference for listening at lower levels. Terry, would the above be in the range that you typically listen, not counting dips and peaks (and taking into account the obvious shifts based on the genre of music being listened to)?
For example, I followed the above and chose a pop recording to get a feel for the difference between Saraste and Jessie Ware’s ’Wildest Moments.’ Perhaps a first ever tie-in between the two! :)
By the way, I’m not trying to get into the ’loundness wars’ stuff...With Ware the bulk of the music was never below 60dB with an average of 69dB. My gain settings were identical on the preamp (position 28 out of 100) for both recordings.
Since the subject was raised a day or so ago, I’m curious as to what levels most of the DI owners in the thread listen at? Has anyone measured their listening ranges?
