Waaaaa? What symphonic music has peaks into the 120-137dB range? """"
hold on caffeine attack, that should read 106-114db ( bass rolls, trombones, piccolo's), I was thinking about pneumatic drivers for some weird reason. Carry on.
Do you remember when rock bands started turning the sound up louder and louder? Legend goes that it was back in the days of Grand Funk Railroad. I remember hearing a story about their manager. He discovered that whenever he had the sound engineer turn the sound up really loud, the kids in attendance would leave the concert in a state of euphoria. It's not that the music was so spiritually uplifting. It was a physiological state of euphoria caused by the sheer sound volume hitting their bodies for an extended period of time.
Just found this bit of crazy information: The title of LOUDEST rock band on record was held by a British Punk band called Gallows at 132.5 decibels breaking MANOWAR's previous record of 129.5 decibels.