Just a little addendum to roberjerman's explanation. "Loudness" switch was pretty much ubiquitous on 1970s-1980s amplifiers/receivers. However, these days Luxman and Accuphase still include "Loudness" on, at least, their integrated amplifiers. It works.
How loud is too loud
Hi. Im new to the world of audiophile and am hoping someone can help with a problem only nine months in to spending £3000 on my set up. I've got an audiolab 8200p power amp, audiolab 8300cd and monitor audio silver 8 speakers. After playing some fairly heavy house music at -10db I noticed a distinct lack in sound quality when I played music at a lower volume and now it sounds as if I've lost a whole frequency level. There is not distortion as such, it's just that music sounds quieter and less definition in the top end. I always run my system in before turning up the volume and never push it too hard for too long. Normal listening level is around -30db.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
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Here's a calibrated microphone. You need to grab the calibration file online and move it to your phone, and not every app will use it. Audio Tools does. https://amzn.to/2JutQI5 Best, E |
glupson is right. Denon had a very cool idea though. You would turn the volume up to what you thought sounded "right" then turn the loudness down... so it would decrease in volume but by emphasizing the midrange. The effect was pretty cool. Even at very low volumes you felt like you could hear it all. |
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