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Does It have to be loud?

Are you also under the impression that when people (or manufacturers) demo their equipment, they maintain sound pressure levels between 90-100 Dba. In general this is done in rooms being too small, and therefore the room will heavily interact with the sound heard in that room. Often, when you ask to lower the volume, the actual result is better, and –most likely- provides you with the information you were looking for. So, my question here is, do you also prefer to listen in the 90-100 dba range? Or do you –like myself- like to listen in the 70-90 dba sound pressure range? Of course, I’m referring to sound pressure levels at the listening position, which –in my case- is about 4 meter away from the speaker. 

han_n
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geoffkait
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That’s funny! You totally misunderstood my post. I’m impressed.
czarivey
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if i blow tuba it'll be loud so if i hit drum.
rodman99999
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Tastes in music listening vary as widely as tastes in food and drink, or anything else imaginable. After five decades of listening to more live music(every genre/studio/auditorium/outdoor/two or three times a week/two to four hours a pop) than home audio systems, suspension of disbelief only happens with realistic SPLs(whether loud, as in Pink Floyd/Heart, or soft, as in Classical/Flamenco guitar). Many equipment manufacturers voice(and demo) their equipment with realism in mind. That’s probably why loud/dynamic pieces, are chosen by some to demo. To convey that their gear can deliver, when called upon. Nothing wrong with requesting a softer audition, if that’s your preference, and- YES: just like some live music venues, room overload happens and lower SPLs work better, in such instances. The only thing that gets in the way of my extended enjoyment, of music played at realistic levels, is distortion. If a system can’t convince me(loud AND soft/micro and macrodynamics), without distortion(or damaging itself), I’m not impressed.
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shadorne
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Well duh! The big difference between ho hum run of the mill Bose waveguides and a great high end system is exactly what they are trying to demo - clarity and great low distortion full range sound at realistic dynamic live music levels.

Big face palm! I would not expect a sports car demo only in downtown rush hour bumper to bumper traffic.




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