The listening levels you mention are what I'd call "moderate" and no reason for distortions to be coming up. I would look closely at your amp-speaker interface first. The 3.1's like to see a lot of power/current, as I recall from listening to them a few times. If you are still using the Prologue 2 that is listed in your system, the 40w/ch they generate may not be enough for your Gallos. How large is the room you are listening in? What kinds of music to you listen to? Certainly distortions could be originating elsewhere, but that would be my first suspicion.
paranoid listener, bad recordings
I tend to listen apprehensively for some reason not understanding how durable speakers are at my listening level. So, I hear distortion from time to time coming out of my speakers and freak out thinking i have damaged them. But, I am beginning to think it is on the recordings.
Right now i have a pair of gallo 3.1's in my den that i am wrestling with room position (see other post) because of limited options. I put on some joni mitchell or typically pop recordings, sometimes older jazz, and will hear the distortion. I listen around 75-85db levels.
Am I paranoid, is the distortion in the recordings and should it sound like this on occasion? Is that too loud?
Right now i have a pair of gallo 3.1's in my den that i am wrestling with room position (see other post) because of limited options. I put on some joni mitchell or typically pop recordings, sometimes older jazz, and will hear the distortion. I listen around 75-85db levels.
Am I paranoid, is the distortion in the recordings and should it sound like this on occasion? Is that too loud?