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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