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In Reply to: Max. listening level ... have I hit a ceiling... (long) posted by bjh on May 28, 2007 at 13:02:24:
It could be a driver reaching its excursion limit in which case you don't want to push it.
95-97 dB is very loud. Symphony orchestra peaks are around 100-105 dB on stage, not in the audience area, and that's in a much larger room than your listening room. 95-97 dB in a normal listening room is very loud. As an indication of the level, the hearing protection levels for occupational noise here in Australia are based on a limit of 85 dBA continuously for 8 hours without the use of hearing protection. That time limit would reduce to 30 minutes at 97 dBA. Continued listening at such levels over time can result in hearing damage which does kind of interfere with your enjoyment of this hobby.
Since you list your musical tastes starting with classical/jazz, you can enjoy your music quite well with peak levels well below the 95-97 dBA mark. You don't have a maximum level problem that will interfere with your enjoyment.
Note: listening levels are usually measured with the C weighting scale. Hearing protection levels are measured with the A weighting scale which is why I've mentioned them above. The A weighting scale is a closer match to the ear's sensitivity which is why it is used for safety purposes. Normally you would expect to get a higher reading with the C scale than the A scale if you were measuring the same sound because the A scale rolls the frequency extremes off while the C scale is closer to a flat measurement. The amount of the difference between readings with the 2 scales will depend on the frequency content of the sound being measured.
David Aiken
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- RE: Max. listening level ... have I hit a ceiling... (long) - David Aiken 23:14:26 05/28/07 (1)
- RE: Max. listening level ... have I hit a ceiling... (long) - bjh 07:14:05 05/29/07 (0)
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