What is the ideal ambient or background noise level for a listening room in decibels?
Is the objective the quieter the better?
What is considered to be an acceptable background noise level?
What is considered ro be a highly desireable background noise level?
What is the ambient noise level of your listening room?
Ron - if your designing a concert hall you try for sub 30dB to enable clarity of quiet passages and engagement- it is not easy to achieve in that area but easier in a home environment
I have 2 rooms - one is the purpose built mancave that is about 28dB or below ( limits of portable measuring device) - except when a Harley goes past
. It is just astounding how much this improves the performance of the system - how much more detail you can hear.
The other room is a living room - naturally ventilated and open to the house - might get down to 35dB or a little below on a quiet night but of course you dont turn it up to 13 at that time out of deference to neighbours.
I get more enjoyment from the latter as it is a part of the ebb and flow of the day where you can be surprised by a track - or have a sneaky few tunes in between tasks whereas the former is an listening assignment ( which has it benefits )
The purpose built room was my audiophile dream in a holiday house but it surprised me that in that house I probably hear more music in a modest living room system
Still I love that super quiet room that closes off the world - it is a thing of beauty when that door shuts and the pressure literally drops
So not an answer really
Phil