Years ago when I was young & had a huge 2-channel system in the LR, I did very little low-volume listening. It was all medium volume on up. That was then...
Now with the constrained space desktop system in my home office, things are very different. I listen to low volume music ~60-70 hrs/week. I've been extremely lucky to find some components that play very well at low volumes. True, without a loudness contour switch the deep bass is harder to hear--but with a good sub and speakers that have robust mid- and lower-bass capability, enough bass comes through.
I've owned equipment that for one reason or other only sounded good at higher volumes. That was a dispiriting, futile feeling..."chasing" volume is proof that you need better equipment IMO.
Now with the constrained space desktop system in my home office, things are very different. I listen to low volume music ~60-70 hrs/week. I've been extremely lucky to find some components that play very well at low volumes. True, without a loudness contour switch the deep bass is harder to hear--but with a good sub and speakers that have robust mid- and lower-bass capability, enough bass comes through.
I've owned equipment that for one reason or other only sounded good at higher volumes. That was a dispiriting, futile feeling..."chasing" volume is proof that you need better equipment IMO.