Buy a Radio Shack decible meter.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103667
$40. switch the setting to "C" weighted, fast response.
The long term listening should be no more than 80dB. at your listening position.
I would first crank the system up to your favorite level then check it. If you are in the 90's that is why your hearing is being destroyed. If 100Db, run.
Right now i am listening to opera, and i like it loud. So my RatShack meter sez 77dB 'C" peaks and the average is around 65 or below. And this is IMO loud.
I personally maintain one can learn to listen at lower levels and love it. i never usually play stuff this loud, but i love opera and want it loud to my ears. So the 77dB peaks. I just never play LOUD.
A Radio Shack meter is also useful when auditioning equipment. I used it to adjust the levels of stuff at the dealer. The majority of dealers crank stuff way up. I want it at the levels i am gonna use it.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103667
$40. switch the setting to "C" weighted, fast response.
The long term listening should be no more than 80dB. at your listening position.
I would first crank the system up to your favorite level then check it. If you are in the 90's that is why your hearing is being destroyed. If 100Db, run.
Right now i am listening to opera, and i like it loud. So my RatShack meter sez 77dB 'C" peaks and the average is around 65 or below. And this is IMO loud.
I personally maintain one can learn to listen at lower levels and love it. i never usually play stuff this loud, but i love opera and want it loud to my ears. So the 77dB peaks. I just never play LOUD.
A Radio Shack meter is also useful when auditioning equipment. I used it to adjust the levels of stuff at the dealer. The majority of dealers crank stuff way up. I want it at the levels i am gonna use it.