Not so fast…human hearing requires a loudness curve for a reason…
How loud ( spl ) is the spouse acceptable level ?
Most impactful for playing soft
Hi, my system is primaluna evo 300 separates with b&w 702 signature speakers. I normally play music from a blue sound streamer through a ps audio nuwave dac. When I play my system loud it sounds great to me, but when I play it at volumes my wife can deal with it sounds a bit thin. What single upgrade would people recommend in order to most directly address this low volume problem. I listen to heavy metal, r&b, rap and jazz for the most part.
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Here's why, at lower SPLs, your system's lower freqs sound weak: https://www.teachmeaudio.com/recording/sound-reproduction/fletcher-munson-curves Most older receivers had a 'LOUDNESS' function that boosted lows and highs to compensate for the typical ear's curve at lower volume levels. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/eqloud.html
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Listening in Ultralinear is NO CO$T and should be used.how about headphones? The PL has a good headphone section. Longtime PL user here. KT 150's will give a more impactful sound, which might be noticed during low level listening. As mentioned-room/speaker setup and DSP to confirm what's going on, if you want absolutes. |
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