How loud do you like to play your music?

Almag,

Since I carry my DB Meter inside the iPhone I frequently check places that have annoying SPL. Many restaurants reach well in excess of 80 DB in the waiting / bar area where floor, walls and ceiling is hard and customers don't have food in their mouth :^).

Drives me crazy. I've actually quit going some places because it makes me so uncomfortable.

>Albertporter:
>well in excess of 80 DB

Curious question: Is this dBA or dBC, and 'fast' or 'slow' response?

TIA!

Mike

Curious question: Is this dBA or dBC, and 'fast' or 'slow' response?

Still at download default settings, I've not had time to experiment.

Weighting is set for Flat with option for A or C.
Response is set for Impulse with options for fast or slow.
Level type is set for LP with option for Leq.

For comparison I just checked my listening / living room and got 39-41 DB.

I try for a "realistic" level. In practice this means, for example, that the violin in a violin concerto should not be louder than a real violin can play. Unfortunately, when recordings are mastered the (featured and highly paid) soloist is often boosted relative to the orchestra, so that the orchestra is too weak when the violin is right. In a multichannel system, when the soloist is located in the center this can be corrected by lowering the center gain, and turning up the overall gain.

Some "realistic" levels are very loud...organ music and Sousa marches for example. I would never play a piano solo that loud.

always at 11