How loud is loud, What DB is actually loud?


I like I should say love old school rock and hip/hop rap and funk all kinds of music. I found out my dads listening level is around 75DB which i find to be completley unsatisfying.

I was looking up Quad esl's and everyone says witha 85DB rating they wont go loud, but how loud is loud, How loud is rocking out?
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Showing 1 response by chadnliz

I would think a Quad would NOT be an ideal speaker for you at all and your likely to regret it quicky.
If you like that sort of presentation Martin Logans are a better choice as they have that magic but dynamic woofers and will play louder but again when you consider the music you likely will favor they can be ruthless with the average at best majority of recordings your probably gonna listen to.
Klipsch is a good idea, KEF, BW, Legacy would all probably be better places to look, I also would say VMPS offers a good line to explore but I own them for the record.
As always take all this with a grain of salt and trust nobody as you just need to listen for yourself from either a store to maybe even a member around here who can give you some time in their seat for a trial.
Post where your at here and under clubs tab and see what may be close to you............might be a real game changer for you and ya might make a friend in the bargain.