morbo667
New Head-Fier
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Hi everyone!
I've read some threads about headphone-volume on head-fi and - of course - I start becoming paranoid about my hearing. So I started to listen at lower volme, which ist all right most of the times, but sometimes I wonder if I could listen a little louder ... well I don't know since I have no idea how loud I'm listening in the first place ...
... so I began to think:
theres a lot technical stuff I can find out about my system, for example:
HD600 .. 300 Ohm Imp. and 97dB/mW sensitivity
Corda HA2Mk2 .. x3 or 10dB of gain
AQVOX USB 2 D/A .. 2V output
Since the Corda has a stepped attenuator, I can probably even ask Jan Meier for the exact attenuation with each step.
Shouldn't I be able to calculate the volume I listen at with all these information ?
Btw. I know that the volume also depends on the recording, but I think many modern pop/rock-stuff is recorded quite similar and pretty loud so there shouldn't be to much of an error there?
I've read some threads about headphone-volume on head-fi and - of course - I start becoming paranoid about my hearing. So I started to listen at lower volme, which ist all right most of the times, but sometimes I wonder if I could listen a little louder ... well I don't know since I have no idea how loud I'm listening in the first place ...
... so I began to think:
theres a lot technical stuff I can find out about my system, for example:
HD600 .. 300 Ohm Imp. and 97dB/mW sensitivity
Corda HA2Mk2 .. x3 or 10dB of gain
AQVOX USB 2 D/A .. 2V output
Since the Corda has a stepped attenuator, I can probably even ask Jan Meier for the exact attenuation with each step.
Shouldn't I be able to calculate the volume I listen at with all these information ?
Btw. I know that the volume also depends on the recording, but I think many modern pop/rock-stuff is recorded quite similar and pretty loud so there shouldn't be to much of an error there?