What is the proper loudness for listening?

’Round here, depends where you are in it....at my desk, 70~75 is topping out a small ss amp, and loud enough in an 8h x 8d x 20w, doomed to the center cross-wise, ultra nearfield....50~60 good ’nuff.

Approaching a major physical space reconfig, so the main is down for a count....🙁

Major upheavals with good intents pending, but hope an improvement will fit into the mix.

Annd, there’s always the phones... ;)

I've noticed an unexpected but delightful increase in 'perceived dB' within a simple 4ch 'surround' with the Walsh.....something to improve on in the next 'condition'. *S*

Whatever you are comfortable with but be careful not to overdo 

Bravo barts, I agree. My system sounds best at 90-100db and does it easily at about 25 watts a channel. The key is very dynamic and bass heavy music. To each his own, but what I have come to expect from music is a connection that can only be had at higher volumes 80-100 dbs. As you said, the music and your ears will tell you what is enough.

80-85 db is as loud as I go and I'm happy to listen at way lower levels than that at night when the ambient noise level is lower.

Are android spl apps accurate enough to be used in this discussion?