I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume?


I suppose this is an open question to any of you fine people, but I'm exclusively analog myself and particularly curious to hear from those of you who listen to records.

What would you say is your normal listening volume? Perhaps measure it and post the db's?

Thanks!

thebrokenrecord

My meter reads dBA.  I cranked the volume up and 75 to 80 is pretty loud. I don't care to go much louder except for certain rock songs. My ears would bleed at 100+ dBA. 

@audiorusty

The last time I measured I was hitting peaks at 119 dbc at slightly under 9’ away.

I don’t believe that for a sewcond. That’s ear bleed, ear damaging volume. Surely there is a problem with how you measure. 120 dB marks the limit from which sounds become painful and very dangerous to the human ear.

I start with loud enough to overcome the psychoacoustic masking of  my LOUD (easily at the perceived level of background conversation) tinnitus in the left brain. Insert LOL/ tears emoji.  After that:  music, mood are all in play.  Some music Must be played loud and deep to convey its meant experience imo.  

As to blowing back your hair