[F107plus5]

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Originally Posted by Sieg9198 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Then you must be listening to your music with a really low level volume Cause I still can hear mine held at arms length. (and I consider my volume level to be moderate only... ) Everyone describe their volume differently, with my "low volume" being your "too darn loud"... Maybe the level of volume in dB should be included when reviewing headphones (too much work...impossible I think )

Actually I do normally listen quite low compared to everyone else in my family. Either I was originally blessed with sensitive hearing, or loosing an eye as a kid helped my hearing develope to compensate, or, the lucky accident of loud static busting through while I was really straining to hear a faint signal with headphones on my Dads ham set in the late '40s leaving me with ears ringing and listening nearly impossible for about a half hour showed me the importance of protecting my hearing at a very young age.

Whatever the reason; I'm really careful to keep my hearing intact as long as I can. And the way my Grandkids talk, I can hear right now even better than they!

...and yeah; sometimes they think I'm preaching.

 

[GreenLeo]

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Originally Posted by bellsprout /img/forum/go_quote.gif turning up the volume givse hte illusion of sound quality for a second

My experience too. My C&C V2 sounds better than my Toma (at least initially) if the volume of the C&C V2 is appreciably louder than that of the Toma.

 

[Bigburger]

To some extent higher volume = more fun. To some extent only though. I like to listen to songs that are mostly vocal and acoustic at higher volumes, but prefer lower volume for songs with more "noise". I think EQ'ing makes a difference as well.

 

[xinoxide]

my ultrasones sound perfect still at the lowest volume i can hear, even if the detail isnt all throwing itself at me, i can still hear everything in the track.

 

[ak40ozKevin]

With my UM1s it makes a huge difference. Everything just opens up and separates so much better when I turn them up, it's just that they become a little painful to listen to and leave my ears ringing for a few seconds after I take them out.

The other day my older brother was listening to his KSC75s and they were so ******* loud compared to what I have mine at. I think his ears are just busted though.

 

[Sieg9198]

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Originally Posted by Bigburger /img/forum/go_quote.gif To some extent higher volume = more fun. To some extent only though. I like to listen to songs that are mostly vocal and acoustic at higher volumes, but prefer lower volume for songs with more "noise". I think EQ'ing makes a difference as well.

Acoustic song really sounds great after I tuned up the volume a bit more. Song with complex instrument is better off with lower volume, if you still want your ear

 

[Gurra1980]

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Originally Posted by F107plus5 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Since my cans are all open, I tend to listen to them a bit louder if there is noise in the room. In any case; if I can hear more than just a tiny bit of sound from the cans when held at arms length from my ears, they are too darned loud!!

OMG, luckily I have turned down the volume quite a bit the last weeks.

Before I could hear the cans on the second floor if I had them on my listeninglevel down on the first floor!!

 

[ricmat]

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Originally Posted by Andrew_WOT /img/forum/go_quote.gif Bingo! Equal Loudness contours, aka Fletcher–Munson curves http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness_contours

exactly!!

Thanks man! it took me some work to try to put it into words, thanks!!

Cheers!