What is your listening level?


Is 85db the ideal listening level?
50jess
My level music listening is I'd say proficient.
My level of equipment listening of recordings is I'd say advanced.
I always try to keep real volume not for large symphony orchestras though.
110db is good ror rock and roll
Sure, if you're an audiologist or a hearing aid salesman ;-)
Seriously, 110 dB is loud enough to cause hearing damage in under 2 minutes. Too much live R&R w/o hearing protection is one of the things I regret about the 60s. I know that there were some others, but the due to the activities that accompanied R&R back then, I can't seem to remember what they are.
I agree with Swampwalker... If you listen at levels in the 110db are for any extended length of time, you are going to do serious damage to your ears that can not be reversed.
You should not have to listen at those levels to get any more enjoyment, detail or impact out of the music unless your hearing is already damaged or your gear is not capable of delivering excitement at sane levels. I know too many audiophiles who's ears are shot due to this. Don't become one of them!