The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma

Near field listening is wonderful at low volume.

The loudness control on my Luxman 509z worked very well for this problem. 

FWIW - Most of my listening is at night when the wife is asleep, so volume is always low to moderate- and I've realized that every power cord enhancement has made low volume resolution noticeably better. My power cords are all Shunyata Delta or Venom V10 NR.

@lanx0003 thank for the F-M curve chart! Just when I thought I knew enough, you learn something new. I have 6 different set ups in 6 different rooms of two houses, tube amps, SS amps, high sensitivity Klipsch, Focal, Vienna Acoustics and vintage Infinity speakers. I have a Klark Teknik DN 360 in 5 of the rigs. I too often listen at low volumes, late at night while reading and find a little eq boost here and there brings back the missing music @yesiam_a_pirate is searching. As volume levels rise, I turn the db boost down from +6db to +5, +4 and eventually off at full volume, which for me is only 70-75 db. 
 

i’ve often thought of experimenting with a tube based parametric eq, but haven’t invested the time to learn how to use one yet. I’ve tried software in the digital domain for eq and room correction but always revert to sliding bars and knobs on the Klark Teknik.  
 

If you like what you hear, then it sounds good.

Not sure what is considered low volume. I do most my listening at or under 70 db and it sounds excellent to me. Of course, the house of stereo is a big factor. Invest in room and room acoustics first, 350k system later.