What is the sound level of Your Listening Room?

Mahgister, I think you and I agree that price is not an indicator of sound quality. None of the ultra expensive systems I have heard reached the absolute sound. I think we also agree that certain equipment represents a much better value than others. You get much more for your money. We also agree that it is easy to just plop money down on a system. It is harder to make a great system on a limited budget. If we disagree on anything it is the definition of limited. Limited will be determined by the financial status of the person times the importance of music to that individual.
I think my system is a fabulous value. I have heard systems costing 3-4 times as much that can not hold a candle to it. But, it is a lot more expensive than $500.00. Power to you. If you are happy with your system that is all that counts.

Wisely said...

My best to you....

WOW these rooms sound so cool but to you have system good enough for them?

With a relatatively isolated room under 35 Db you begin...

Money dont buy HiFi.... a working brain and acoustic laws and basic scientific facts can do....

It is easy to verify, listening very costly "unnatural sound" of many so called costly system....Compared to my 500 bucks one.... For sure they are better, but not as much as they think, this is why i am glad to own mine and dont want them at the price they paid...

The only criterium to judge a hi-fi system is the final ratio S.Q/ price....Not the price....And this S.Q. is based on acoustic concept: timbre, imaging, soundstage, source width ratio/ listener envelopment...

If not, it will be easy to boast about the price and not very useful to most....

I prefer to sell creativity at peanuts cost.... But many dont believe in simple acoustic experiments , they believe in price paid...


Then ANY "relatively good system" at a lower price than imagined is good enough.....Modulo electrical,mechanical and acoustic control....

 Db:

• 0 The softest sound a person can hear with normal hearing
• 10 normal breathing
• 20 whispering at 5 feet
• 30 soft whisper
• 50 rainfall
• 60 normal conversation
• 110 shouting in ear
• 120 thunder

At night when no car pass by 20 Db...With a car passing by at 20 feet of my house add around 10 Db...More for a truck and way more for a motorcycle...

At day when no car pass by and my ionizers are off; 25 Db

With my 2 ionizeers working: 30 Db....

My audio room is on the second floor, not near the kitchen appliance for sure....

It feel "relatively" silent.... If not for some traffic in day time few cars each 5 minute relatively to the hour of the day....I am used to and it is not bothering me but any noise decrease the  audio quality....


The only way to compensate is some isolation of the room.... But mostly increasing the S.Q. with ACTIVE room controls...

My last discovery is how to use Helmholtz diffusor engines....The gained level of details i gain with these is staggering and compensate for the 10 DB in excess with the traffic....