On symphony orchestra classical music, Mike, what is your typical SPL range and SPL peak?
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i just streamed a 96/24 file of Karajan's Beethoven's 5th, 1st movement. pushed it beyond my normal orchestral level a notch or two.....to where i might go if i'm cranking it.
of course, orchestral has very wide dynamic swings, but i'm getting 65db--80db mainly, with swells into mid to high 80db range, then peaks 90db-96db.
if i was playing the LZ box 45rpm disc of "In My Time of Dying" for Ked or jazdoc maybe i'd go a touch higher. but not much. the room is very live, and the energy holds well, and the music gets very physical.
vocals and horns actually have higher peaks than orchestral, but they don't sustain like stadium rock or orchestral. maybe big band massed horns or opera vocals might be the highest peaks other than a separate drum whack. live jazz club vinyl horns show me the highest peaks on my amp read outs.......when there are no limiters in the chain.
in my system i can enjoy orchestral and feel engaged keeping it in the 70db's mostly, peaks mid to high 80's, and listen basically forever.....all day long. my mainstay is small combo classical and that's more in the 65db to 75db range. and it grabs me fully.....the whole room is energized so it's not shouty and distorted and unbalanced.