Is louder better?

I tend to listen high 60s to high 70s. Any higher is disturbing.
Have a pretty refined $130K system and cranking it up does not necessarily distort but my ears seem to not like it louder. I may have inadequate power.
My speakers are 91db and minimum impedance 6 ohms and my amp is an Atma-Sphere M-60 which is 60 watts. I just rolled in NOS output tubes and the power is boosted to 80 watts. I clearly hear louder more comfortably. My speakers do like more power! Am waiting on Speltz Zero Autoformers which will change the impedance and raise to power to about 100 watts. Now anxious to hear even higher levels!

@noromance If you’re still hearing OK after the Jools Holland piano wank at top volume, things are going to be just fine!

Dear @syntax : With the same recording each room/system has its " perfect " SPL to listen it where it does not matters that you put the SPL higher you can't listen more detail.

All room/systems has a threshold about that can be as wider as the quality levels of each one room/system.

Now, in any room/system we can make that threshold wider about SPL if we puts at minimum all kind of distortions/noises developed through the room/system.

But yes you can achieve more details with higher SPLs if you are out of that threshold stratting range. In the other side if you are out of the threhold to range not even you will have more details but the other way around.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

Search "Equal Loudness Contour". We don’t hear everything equally well at all frequencies. Really low bass and really high treble have to be fairly loud to hear well. This is why the Loudness switch used to be so common. At low levels we have to turn up the bass, and the treble, to have them sound right.

+1. Ignore at your own peril, unless your system is challenged at higher volume levels.