Atmasphere said to Phelonious Ponk, "I think you got it right this time, and so now we come back to wondering how loud you are actually playing the system. I suspect it is not actually playing as loud as you think. That is why I was saying a measurement would sort it out.
Put another way, if you are saying it is 'really loud' and you are only getting peaks of 95 db, then we can conclude that you are experiencing the phenomena. Subjectively, if odd orders are not a problem you will find no upper limit where it sounds 'too loud'. But I like a measurement."
On 8/2 Atmasphere said, "I don't have a meter"
Ralph, why does Tim need a meter to tell how loud his system is when you don't even own one, how do you know how loud you are listening?
Wendell
Tim doesn't need a meter. At what db my system becomes fatigueing is not relevant, to me anyway. I've listened loud enough to obliterate the noisefloor of my listening room and wake the neighbors without even realizing it was that loud. No fatigue. So what number that represents is pretty meaningless to me.
Tim