PS Audio BHK owners

I ran my BHK pre typically in the 30 - 60 range with a couple of different amp set ups.  I like to listen to music at "realistic" volume levels.  To really blow the walls out, I would get up to 75 or so.

OK, that sounds about right.  75 would be loud loud.

My Kanta 3s are 91db

The gain is on the low side. 40 - 60 is what I run and it’s a bit louder with 6 volt tubes at the 5ma bias setting. Of course there are many other factors such as speaker efficiency, room setup and XLR vs single ended connections, with the former 6db louder. My Pass XP-22 sounded appropriately loud at 65 - 80 out of 90, the upper limit I think. Now the ARC Ref 6 I’ve had recently will blow me back in my chair at 35 out of 100 or whatever it’s limit is!

Thanks for the information.  I like the pre fine, I just had concerns about the volume settings.