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Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB

I love the nuance you can hear when listening to music at loud volumes, but unless no one is home, it’s not considerate or feasible to listen at such high volumes. Plus I just had a baby so everyone is always home and volume levels are limited to 40ish dBs. 

Any recommendations for getting the most detail at these volumes? Additional gear or recommended integrated amps?

My NAD 7175PE has a loudness button which boosts the treble and bass a little, and that certainly helps things in the Kitchen. 

My living room amp is a Rega Brio-R which doesn’t have any tone controls. 

Any thoughts? Thanks!
leemaze
leemaze OP
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Also sitting closer to the speakers is definitely a helpful tip I’ve been using already - sometimes I just want to sit on the couch though :)


wolf_garcia
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Note that creating an unusually quiet environment for a baby can condition the baby to not be able to sleep without utter quiet, sometimes not a good thing. I don't imply anyone should expect a baby to sleep through excessive loudness, but I've seen this happen with one of our grandkids…in a largish house everyone having to whisper if the baby's sleeping…actually a first in my wife's and my experience (raised 3 kids between us), and because we're "all knowing" grandparents, our expertise is, of course, unquestionable, although we could be wrong about everything as all kids are different.
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gdhal
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Note that creating an unusually quiet environment for a baby can condition the baby to not be able to sleep without utter quiet, sometimes not a good thing.

I recommend a little background Grateful Dead music from time-to-time. The baby will grow older with that much more love in his/her heart.
leemaze OP
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@wolf_garcia oh don’t worry. This house definitely is not quiet.  :)

@gdhal lots of Prince and Brian Eno love here. :)
wolf_garcia
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Play complicated jazz so the baby becomes smarter.
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