Last week I attended a Beethoven fourth symphony concert at Verizon hall in Philadelphia. The sound levels in the upper balcony center where I was peaked in the 70 to low 80 dB range. I found it comfortable and enjoyable and that is about the same level that I like to listen to at home for a symphony. Chamber music is played quieter. Sounds like this agree with several of you.
How do you listen?
I listen to a lot of (classical) music. Most of the time I try to listen at concert hall volumes (really loud) so as to try and recreate the feeling I have being in the hall. But recently I’ve discovered I can get satisfaction listening at moderate levels. There is a certain relaxed quality to listening this way, and sometimes I think I hear more of what’s in the music.
How do you listen?
How do you listen?