The psychological factor

     I utilize the spacing, intensity and duration of my wife's incessant high amplitude screeches to "turn that friggin noise down", along with a quick subjective estimation of the quantity, size and weight of all the household objects being simultaneously thrown at my head,  as a general guideline pertaining to the proper setting of my preamp's volume control. 
     I really appreciate her altruistic devotion to the continued safe operation of my gear and hearing capacities.  Are all you guys and gals this lucky?

Bless her,
   Tim


 

i just ordered my wife ear plugs today from Amazon.
Not joking!

My wife just ordered 2 paper bags for me. What’s that all about??

Not a compliment, Roc.

One bag goes over your head: guess where the 
other one goes, and when?

I also think the concept of 'where the knob is pointing' influences my behavior too. One remedy is to just concentrate on DB. Most listening above 90 is loud! While pleasant, you probably hope for dynamic ranges within 50-90db. Depending on the music, one trick is to have a usable db that gives some excitement when it deserves it. 70 seems good, regardless of the knob, you can use an app or some other way to measure, but it will help you maintain your sanity.