watchnerd
Grand Contributor
I've used 83 dBC (slow) average at the listening position as my 'reference level' (based on mixing standards) for casual listening for some time now.
Last weekend I played around with my highest DR recordings and the peaks were about 20 dB higher than my reference listening level, aka 103 dBC* at the listening position.
This would seem to indicate that, for me, I need a system that can hit 103 dBC at 11 feet / 3.35 meters without crapping all over themselves. Loudness beyond that is pretty much unnecessary lest I want the wife / neighbors / police to come yell at me.
What's your loudness envelope?
*My regular stable of speakers I have lying around the house (Martin Logan Sequel, Martin Logan Electromotion, Dynaudio LYD7, Dynaudio BM6A, JBL LSR305) all start to show signs of distress as this level is approached. Thus, this test was conducted using a set of JBL PA speakers that a friend brought over for a weekend jam session.
Last weekend I played around with my highest DR recordings and the peaks were about 20 dB higher than my reference listening level, aka 103 dBC* at the listening position.
This would seem to indicate that, for me, I need a system that can hit 103 dBC at 11 feet / 3.35 meters without crapping all over themselves. Loudness beyond that is pretty much unnecessary lest I want the wife / neighbors / police to come yell at me.
What's your loudness envelope?
*My regular stable of speakers I have lying around the house (Martin Logan Sequel, Martin Logan Electromotion, Dynaudio LYD7, Dynaudio BM6A, JBL LSR305) all start to show signs of distress as this level is approached. Thus, this test was conducted using a set of JBL PA speakers that a friend brought over for a weekend jam session.