Deang Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 ?<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>I want the sound to draw me in. I just barely turn the volume control -- I like it low. I want the sound to be a bit more engaging -- I hear it come on, then turn it up a notch or two.I go straight to the middle ground: it would be difficult to have a conversation without raising voicesI like live levels. I typically play at the level I think it would sound like if I were there.I like it loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 If I am just listening and doing nothing else, then a little louder where a conversation will require raised voices. If I am working on documents or on the internet reading technical areticles, then lower as it affects my concentration. I also notice that as I get better equipment, tubes, etc, I tend to listen at lower levels because it just plain does not need to be turned up as high to achieve a feeling of satisfaction with the sound. The detail and soundstage seem to be there at lower volume levels now. Chris Dean - I sent you an email regarding another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisc Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 well I scewed that up, the second one Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z4! Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I voted for the middle ground. I generally start a bit lower, more with the "I want the sound to be a bit more engaging" range, but it doesn't take long to crank it a bit if the situation permits. If the situation continues to permit...louder yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I tend to be moderate with the volume control. I like a full volume - enough to get the speakers going - but yet not so loud that I disturb my neighbors or damage my ears. Many of the bands that I listen to come in at the 88ish db level, so I guess in that respect, the "live volume" applies too. But if it's "The Who" style loud, I don't go there often. When I saw those kind of bands up close - I wore earplugs/cotton balls. I'll crank 'em for short periods, just for fun, and as a system test of sorts - but I'm "in the middle" most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I had to go w/the bit more engaging #2 since the question was "most" of your listening.When I first turn it on however I go to the middle ground.The point has been made many times but is still worth repeating,the better your gear is the lower the volume can be and still have that lush involving sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauln Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I hear it come on, then turn it up a notch or two -- you pegged it. I always begin a listening session with the chicken head pointing a little below 9 o'clock. I notch it up after each record side over the next two hours, never going past 1200. This is records through Wright preamp and 3.5s to new LaScalas in a 10H x 16W x 20L room, carpeted concrete slab, LS on the 16ft wall in corners. Pauln So when will you reveal your hypthesis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whell Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I go straight to the middle ground....'til my wife tells me to turn it down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Yep straight to the middle ground you need to raise you voices some. Now this is based on when "I" listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Button Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 OK, I voted here, but I'm either way low listening to FM or in the subtantial volume mode, when I'm wanting to hear every detail. I almost dispise middle of the road in anything. Either turn it up good, or down way low. I binge on listening. BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranjith Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I always listen to it at the middle ground, except for when studying intensely then I turn it down to a whisper. I like that little bit of background music while studying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundthought Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I usually listen at a moderate volume, occasionally cranking it up. Regards, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Live music at my fingertips !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Live music at my fingertips !!!Ditto...Although with my current 10 WPC SET amp I can only raise the gain to over 95dB before any clipping occurs, with my loudspeakers and sub it approaches near-live levels with aplomb; nearly as convincing as my high current McIntosh MC7200! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I see one category in which no one has voted .. where's Def Jeff ..??......[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 For some reason, the forum has denied me voting privileges in this poll. I will lodge a protest. Why is there not a choice for "all of the above"? Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 If you listen at low volumes you might as well buy a Bose table top radio. I did not buy Klipsch K-horns to listen at low levels. Likewise, I did not buy a 435HP Corvette for good gas milage. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Would be nice to have a SPL meter reading for each to give peeps and idea of what you mean by your words... the last two to me are one and the same.... Also middle to me is where you can talk and hear music not shout... Shout is loud...ask any woman..hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Where is the it depends on my mood/ time of day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lindsey Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I don't listen to music unless I can listen to it. I rarely turn my radio on in the car as it is mostly a distraction, and don't even have a radio in the Vette. As for listening habits at home, it's always played at loud volumes as I live alone. I would say on average about 90db+ (I know you didn't want to talk db's) in the listening position (12 ft from speakers). If I can't hear music like that it's just a waste of time imho.Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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