Listening DB levels and others
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joecoulson wrote: »Wish I could listen at decent levels at night. Alas we live in a ranch home and I have two kids.
Simple...buy them earmuffs for Christmas, kill 2 birds with one stone and crank it up.
Good point. Dang birds make lotsa noise, sqwakin' and stuff.
Now, a nice Norwegian Blue -- they're reticent.
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I never thought too much about it. Maybe I should double check with another meter.joecoulson wrote: »Still floored that @machone can get into the low 20’s for background noise. That’s dead quiet.
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SRS 2.3TL (Fully Modded)...Velodyne Optimum 8 subwoofer
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Pioneer PLX-1000 Turntable - Shure SC35C/N35X - V15III/VN35HE
Yamaha TX-540 Tuner...Sony BDP-S570
Sony PS4
Separate subpanel with four dedicated 20 amp circuits.
1. Amplification 2. Analog 3. Digital 4. Video
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Ok, so I downloaded an app to my phone and got 20db. So my CEM meter from Parts Express must be Ok.Mojo Audio Illuminati v3>>Quantum Byte w/LMS>>Rpi/PiCoreplayer>> Starlight 7 USB >> Mojo Audio Mystique v2 SE>>ModWright SWL 9.0 SE Signature>>Hafler DH-500 Amp+ (Musical Concepts Fully Modded)>>
SRS 2.3TL (Fully Modded)...Velodyne Optimum 8 subwoofer
1KVA Dreadnought
Marantz SA 8005
Pioneer PLX-1000 Turntable - Shure SC35C/N35X - V15III/VN35HE
Yamaha TX-540 Tuner...Sony BDP-S570
Sony PS4
Separate subpanel with four dedicated 20 amp circuits.
1. Amplification 2. Analog 3. Digital 4. Video
"All THAT IS LOST FROM THE SOURCE IS LOST FOREVER" -
Wow. Amazing.
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Ok, so I downloaded an app to my phone and got 20db. So my CEM meter from Parts Express must be Ok.
My Radio Shack SPL meter will not register below 50dB, so in my house all I can get from it is LO.
20dB seems incredibly low for a residence, that's more like anechoic chamber level.Political Correctness'.........defined
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That’s what I was thinking. It’s 10db lower than a whisper.
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It ain't......
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Granted this is off a FREE app on my PHONE so I take it with a grain of salt, my optimal listening level averaged out at 96dB.Just a dude doing dude-ly things
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Wowzer dude. That’s bumpin!
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I think this is a fun experiment. My iPhone was about 5-10 DB off. I used my galaxy audio checkmate spl meter to compare to. It’s 3 pm in my fully treated listening room in my basement. Beer fridge is on, as well as dishwasher upstairs (right above the stereo). I got 35 dbs no music. My average listening level was around 96 db. The system is coasting along at this level, in triode mode on my tube amp (60 Watts). I’m sure I can get around 25 DB at night easily.2 channel:
Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
Theater:
Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables. -
I think this is a fun experiment. My iPhone was about 5-10 DB off. I used my galaxy audio checkmate spl meter to compare to. It’s 3 pm in my fully treated listening room in my basement. Beer fridge is on, as well as dishwasher upstairs (right above the stereo). I got 35 dbs no music. My average listening level was around 96 db. The system is coasting along at this level, in triode mode on my tube amp (60 Watts). I’m sure I can get around 25 DB at night easily.
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I use a Radio Shack sound level meter with a manual display and I also use the Decibel X app on my iPhone XR. They are surprisingly close when measuring the dB levels. Therefore, I grab whichever one is more convenient at the time.
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joecoulson wrote: »Wowzer dude. That’s bumpin!
What can I say, I like when the speakers open up and that happens when I start pushing past 12 oclock on my preamp. Don't worry I have turned it up to 3 oclock and never had my clip lights even flicker.Just a dude doing dude-ly things
"Temptation is the manifestation of desire which equals necessity." - Mikey081057
" I have always had a champange taste with a beer budget" - Rick88
"Just because the thread is getting views don't mean much .. I like a good train wreck doesn't mean i want to be in one..." - pitdogg2
"Those that don't know, don't know that they don't know." - heiney9
"Audiophiles are the male equivalent of cat ladies." - Audiokarma Member -
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mhardy6647 wrote: »
That’s the volume I need to listen at so I can get this ringing out of My ears!2 channel:
Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
Theater:
Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables. -
mhardy6647 wrote: »
Well firstly who is this "NIOSH" do they even have over 100 posts on this forum? I didn't think so, why should I listen to them?!
I don't go much over an hour listening at a time unless it's Friday night and the little one is away for the night.
Just a dude doing dude-ly things
"Temptation is the manifestation of desire which equals necessity." - Mikey081057
" I have always had a champange taste with a beer budget" - Rick88
"Just because the thread is getting views don't mean much .. I like a good train wreck doesn't mean i want to be in one..." - pitdogg2
"Those that don't know, don't know that they don't know." - heiney9
"Audiophiles are the male equivalent of cat ladies." - Audiokarma Member -
codycatalist wrote: »...
Well firstly who is this "NIOSH" do they even have over 100 posts on this forum? I didn't think so, why should I listen to them?!
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Yeah it’s those rare times the whole family is gone I get to the 90+dB range. But when I do, ah....
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My house with everything running, fridge, hvac, etc, 30db
Music varied 70 to 85... But not sure how accurate that is
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Nice.
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(going off memory, 'cause we are on vacation)
My room is around 35DB when no one else is home and the clothes washer isn't on downstairs. When the family is home, and the washer is on, etc. it'll often be around 50DB.
Music levels, I usually listen around 75 DB, and I'll have it on all day long. I've hit peaks of 95-100 before, but only for brief seconds before I turned it back down.
