i have the volum with my E5s and iPod at about 75%. i guess that's pretty fucking loud, but it's not as loud as i used to listen, and my tinnitus is fading.

wait...don't you gain your files?

I listen at fairly low levels most of the time, which is what got me into the better gear in the first place. I could finally hear everything without having to turn it up. Sometimes, though....

man this cat really looks like the cat that i used to have

i have the volum with my E5s and iPod at about 75%. i guess that's pretty fucking loud, but it's not as loud as i used to listen, and my tinnitus is fading.

Some iPods are louder than others. I used to listen to an old 4G iPod with my E5s at 85-90% which looking back was completely crazy. I realised that would be a quick path to hearing loss so I went cold turkey for a while and then tried to re-accustom myself to lower volumes. With this I managed to get used to having it at around 40-50% volume. I've since switched to the 6G iPod but that needs to be at about 75% volume to reach the same level as the 4G at 50%. Today though I'm quicker to drop the volume down if I think it's a bit loud.

honest to god i thought i was cranking it too high when i hit 35% on my iPod with my er4s

I just remembered; I usually did 70% to 75% on the iPod with my K701.

I really need to check out how loud I listen to music with a SPL meter.

man this cat really looks like the cat that i used to have

You should probably have not held her so tight, if it's the expression that looks familiar.

I turn the phones up until the neighbors start complaining, anything else just isn't sufficient.

Coincidentally this is only half as loud as philodox listens.

From memory I tend to listen at about 70db when paying attention, and much lower when I have it as background to something else I'm doing.

most of the time I listen pretty quietly, around 7, but tonight I'm doing a solid 8:30 listening to Carla Bruni's french album with the 650s

I usually listen from 9 o'clock, but classical recordings are at 12 o'clock. My amp is low gain, so it really depends on your setup.

I turn the phones up until the neighbors start complaining, anything else just isn't sufficient.

Coincidentally this is only half as loud as philodox listens.

hehe, that was great

I listen to instrumental music between noon and midnight, everything else between 10 and noon, and between 11p.m. and 3a.m.

how do I get an SPL measurement with my Stat setup?

Neil

I had a chance to check the levels for my listening when Nate was still running his Wheatfield / K340 combo with his SPL meter. I have some damage to my left ear from a combination of riding around in Jeeps and working front-of-stage security while (stupidly) not using hearing protection. So it was nice to see that I still have good enough hearing that I'm able to play it somewhat safe in the low to mid 70 dB range. And that was on par with the levels I usually have my Millett / HF-1 rig at, though for long periods like when working at home I try to keep it lower, and will occasionally nudget it higher when something like Opeth's "Demon of the Fall" comes on!

how do I get an SPL measurement with my Stat setup?

Neil

It's a bit harder doe to their dipole nature but if non accurate measurements are find just measure between the drivers. If you want to be hardcore buy a Head acoustic headphone measurement dummy head...

I listen around 60-65 dB, peaks in the low 70s. Same with speakers.

Since the output on my DAC is really hot, I can usually only listen around 7-8 o'clock.

On my dynamic amps using a source with good gain, I usually listen between 9-11 o'clock. If I plug in my Iriver or iMod the volume needs to be increased.

On electrostat amps that I have or have had, like the KGSS, 007t, and GES, HEV-90, I find that I need to go to 1 o'clock to achieve the same volume.