In my listening room my speakers are 9 feet apart 3 feet off the wall and my listening position is 11 feet away from the speakers I have no side wall issues and vaulted ceiling I have a very powerful D class amp 500watts@8ohm 650@4ohms and 1,200 watts@1ohm I typically listen to music around 75db with peaks in the mid 80's My amp really makes the inner detail and dynamics come alive compared to my tube amp I'm afraid if I played any louder my neighbours would be on my porch with torches
What is the proper loudness for listening?
Paul McGowan via YouTube claims that each room, system and recording has a specific sound level at which music sounds most "real"
I've noticed this myself listening to my 3 different systems set up in differing rooms. Thought I was crazy to think so but I guess maybe I'm not?
Also, have notice in smaller listening rooms that lower maximum volume levels sound more real. Going too high on volume in a small room just overloads it and results in distortion
Any comments?