I recently ran across this statement posted here on a thread:
It got me thinking... how loud is loud and how many of the larger horn speaker lovers among us play their systems at loud levels?
I can tell you that I regularly topped 110dB and peaked at 127dB with the system I had in my youth. (Four large JBLs and ~200watts per cabinet) These days most of my listening is at <95dB but occasionally I'll hit 105 or so for a few minutes before turning it down...
My current system is probably capable of peaks in the 115-120db range, but I have never pushed it. A friend with the same speakers, a larger room and bigger amps has pushed his and says that he was surprised at how effortless it sounded... but then he used to play the drums. ;)
So dust off that Radio Shack meter, or buy one if you don't have one, and let us know how loud you listen to music when you air it out. :)
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