paranoid listener, bad recordings


I tend to listen apprehensively for some reason not understanding how durable speakers are at my listening level. So, I hear distortion from time to time coming out of my speakers and freak out thinking i have damaged them. But, I am beginning to think it is on the recordings.

Right now i have a pair of gallo 3.1's in my den that i am wrestling with room position (see other post) because of limited options. I put on some joni mitchell or typically pop recordings, sometimes older jazz, and will hear the distortion. I listen around 75-85db levels.

Am I paranoid, is the distortion in the recordings and should it sound like this on occasion? Is that too loud?
djwilbourn
Some CDs are just plain junk. Overloud, (clipped), poorly balanced/mixed and can be annoying. I have a Better Midler CD which while I like the music, is nearly unlistenable because of the low level distortion from start to finish.
I think you are putting my mind at ease. It does seem apparent that the older joni mitchell and jazz recordings have these fuzzies on the cd. I have also heard that if the midrange or tweeter was blown then it would be pretty easy to tell and not sporadic like what i am dealing with. Does the distortion on the recording pose any threat to the speaker?
Listening at the volume (75-80 dB) you originally indicated it would be almost impossible for a speaker to suffer damage.

The distortion would have to be so high (i.e, equivalent to square waves with a lot of high frequency content) that the recording would be completely unlistenable.

My recommendation is to stop worrying about it.
I sold my gallo 3.1's cause they had a harsh sound. I had 2 pair and THEY WERE BROKE IN.

I'm now in Magnepan heaven!