Do you people listen to it LOUD?
Nov 2, 2006 at 3:34 AM Post #16 of 86
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Originally Posted by Purgatos
I usually listen pretty quietly. I find that my 'loud' is most people's 'normal'.

It's because I'm so pretty.


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Nov 2, 2006 at 6:15 AM Post #17 of 86
I listen to my iM716's on my 4g iPod at 40% volume and my KSC-75's at 30% volume. My maximum volume level would be 50% (but rarely) on the iPod with my iM716's, and 40% with my KSC-75's.
 
Nov 2, 2006 at 6:20 AM Post #18 of 86
never.

the louder I turn up the music the more compressed (dynamically) it starts to sound. At moderate volumes there seems to be a much broader dynamic range, where whisper-quiet sounds remain whisper quiet.

I had tinnitus for ~2 weeks from listening to my HD580 too loud and it SUCKED!!! I value my hearing too much.
 
Nov 2, 2006 at 6:31 AM Post #20 of 86
I do turn it up loud every once in a while but I usually don't like it because it sounds annoying and harsh. This isn't just from the SA5000, it's just how my hearing is.

I like it at a moderate volume, generally about the point where there's a nice balance of sound of all frequencies, maybe leaning a little toward bright (as you turn the volume up, your ears become less increasingly sensitive to the midrange and more to the highs). I really wonder how loud that actually is. Sometimes it seems kind of loud if I turn it up a little more, but I don't know how relatively loud it really is.
 
Nov 2, 2006 at 6:34 AM Post #22 of 86
WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU...TOO MUCH WHISTLING IN MY EARS!

Seriously though, I've always listened too loud. Rock at low levels just doesn't do it for me. My ears suffer but I can't help myself. I have no idea what db level I listen at but I kmow it's too high.

I try to be good, really I do, I can't help cranking
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Nov 2, 2006 at 7:34 AM Post #23 of 86
I listen to a very moderate volume usually, unless it's song that just really gets my head banging, then I turn it up. Still nothing like some of the people I see around campus. I don't know how they can stand it, it just hurts my ears. The only time I want music that loud is at a show.
 
Nov 2, 2006 at 9:36 AM Post #25 of 86
I listen to comfortable volume levels, I never crank it up loud. On my little dot micro+ the voume dial is always lower than 12 o'clock...

Only times when I crank it loud is when I'm walking in the streets with px100's and the traffic noise gets more loud than my music... and I have to drown it! But I'm getting a K81DJ so I can listen at a lower volume when on the streets...
 
Nov 2, 2006 at 3:47 PM Post #26 of 86
I listen as low as the environment will allow, although like some other people, I do like to crank it up loud for short periods when the right track comes on. Some music I'm into not for the SQ and layering, but for the fun and SLAM.

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Originally Posted by vath
I'm wondering however since it seems easier to hear the highier quality of sound you should use headphones and with that do you have to keep the volume low to hear it all or would a person like me still be able to crank it up and maintain the highest quality. Granted I do NOT want blood to spill from my ears.


This is one of the most important considerations I make when buying new headphones. To me, one of the main benefits of buying higher-end audio gear is having the ability to listen to a wide range of volumes without losing the detail.
To put it into perspective, when I first started here at Head-Fi, I was listening to closed cans and an iPod portably, usually with the volume around 50-75%. I now have OPEN cans for my portable rig, and in conjunction with my interconnect and amp, manage to listen at about 10-35% max volume, simply because all the detail is there.
 
Nov 2, 2006 at 5:32 PM Post #27 of 86
Not too loud, just until the voices in my head go away....
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Nov 2, 2006 at 6:31 PM Post #29 of 86
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the better the SQ the higher volume i can tolerate
but never loud


The better the production values of the album, the louder the volume I listen at. Like for example Opeth/Porcupine Tree albums have high production values and terrific mixing, hence the volume level automatically goes up when I listen to those artists.
On the other end, say Metallica's last venture St.Anger, or the new Lamb of God album, they dont cut it IMO

Also, volume levels in KCS75 start high and go down after a while, cos they are bright and tend to give me a headache at high volumes, whereas the muddy, soft sounding 465's can be tolerated for much longer at higher volumes.
 
Nov 2, 2006 at 6:57 PM Post #30 of 86
You guys should do what GreatDane suggested. Make SURE you listen below 80dbA if you listen for any length of time daily, and you value your hearing.
 
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