Does loudness play a part in your appreciation?

I tend to prefer to  listen to several genres, (rock, pop, country, classical, jazz) at peak loudness of 80-88 dB. The softer parts being in the 70 dBs.

Peaks above 90 dB start to feel uncomfortable after a few minutes.

I'm seated about 8' from the plane of the speakers.

My room is 14'x15'. 8' ceiling. Acoustically treated.

Does loudness play a part in your appreciation?

Yes, higher volume helps cope with shrillful nagging 😉

Between 80 and 90 dB C-weighted on Decibel X iPhone app. Can't feel the bass much below that...

@kennyc would there not be nagging over the higher volume? .

@mrdecibel  higher volume enables easier selective listening…additional watts is my friend…

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