Fear of volume control


An audiophile friend of mine came over for a listening session yesterday and my set sounded better than I ever heard it. It turns out that I raised the volume control higher than normal, I guess to impress him.
Normally I place it around 12 to 1 o’clock. Yesterday I put it at between 2 and 3 o’clock.
Wow! What a difference. the room shook with the orchestra and organ at full tilt.
I was previously hesitant to push the volume much past 12 o’clock for fear of distorting the sound. There was no distortion whatsoever, just clean, beautiful, powerful sound.

Lesson learned!
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Wow! What a difference. the room shook with the orchestra and organ at full tilt.
Music always sounds better at the normal volume it would be live (if your total system/room can handle it)

Cheers George
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"2-3:00 o'clock-okay for few cuts, but just not healthy for long term hearing, particularly those among us with confirmed damage."

Not a very bright statement.  2-3.00 o'clock is different on each set up.  What it pushes out is a function of the gain in the system and the efficiency of the speakers.

If you want to warn us about our aural health then please work in decibels, that are universal.