How Loud do you listen to your Music/HT?? (DB)

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Curious to know what volume (SPL in dBC) you guys listen to with speakers + subs, and then turn off the subs to see what volume the speakers are playing without the subs.

For example, I've listened to a max volume of 108dBC before, but when the subs were turned off, the speakers were only playing a max of 87dBC from 12ft distance from 2 speakers.

This means from a single speaker, each channel of amp only had to drive a 84dBC volume (3dB increase for doubling speakers).

This means if the speaker is 90dB/2.83v/m, the required power is 3 watts (12ft).

For a distance of 20ft, the required power is 9 watts.

30ft is 21 watts.

 

[fuzz092888]

Does that also account for room gain? Could account for a few db meaning even fewer watts.

Curious to know what volume (SPL in dBC) you guys listen to with speakers + subs, and then turn off the subs to see what volume the speakers are playing without the subs.

For example, I've listened to a max volume of 108dBC before, but when the subs were turned off, the speakers were only playing a max of 87dBC from 12ft distance from 2 speakers.

This means from a single speaker, each channel of amp only had to drive a 84dBC volume (3dB increase for doubling speakers).

This means if the speaker is 90dB/2.83v/m, the required power is 3 watts (12ft).

For a distance of 20ft, the required power is 9 watts.

30ft is 21 watts.

 

[trEs2b]

Although my system is easily capable of putting out 95 +db, I only listen to that level briefly. When sound becomes loud like that, it detracts from the listening enjoyment as I immediately begin to worry about hearing damage.

http://dangerousdecibels.org/education/information-center/decibel-exposure-time-guidelines/