How do you listen?

I spent a bunch of time trying to determine if there was a “right” volume (for classical). I attend the symphony regularly. I found there generally is. You want the passages which begin quietly from total silence with single quiet instrument to be audible and the crescendos of the full orchestra to reach saturation (my seats are 7th row center). So with those boundaries I adjust my system to listen to classical.

I typically listen to other music arround 70db unless it is rock then a bit higher.

80-85db on an iPhone app is my “loud” also.  

Didn't even know you could get 85dB out of a iPhone. New Pro, I guess.

Thanks @miljostyn, I never knew that, and now will slowly raise the volume. Warm my ears up, love it. 

Insane! Some think that to better listen we must crank up volume, slowly or not, they think that we perceive frequencies according to volume level of the gear only....

The room dont exist....

I dont need to crank up my volume ever....

Guess why?

I am with the OP....

Relaxed level are ALWAYS better... If not, your system-speakers/room acoustic is deficient, sorry to give you a bad news....