The unleashing would mean the audiophile would want to unleash some repressed whatever...
I have no need to play Beethoven sonatas at 110dB. Nor String quartets.. Nor Miles Davis either. Really the only music needing to be played in any way loud to seem realistic would be Heavy Metal, or Arena Rock, and maybe the climaxes of Symphonies and operas (My guilty treat is I paying Opera pretty loud, (85dB peaks) so the climaxes, which are always pure vocals, can get rather loud... Lucky those frequencies do not go through the walls as much as the bass.
I think I got over "LOUD" back in the early 1990’s. I guess I just plain wore my loud out.
One curious thing about playing loud is it then seems ’normal’... But when, if you play at a lower volume for awhile, the lower volume then is the new normal. and seems perfectly loud enough. (unlike for the person who plays louder all the time. the moment you turn it down, for the loud listener it sucks, sounding weak and useless. But give them time at the new lower volume, and that will change.I discovered that back in the 1990s. And really am perfectly happy playing music at 50dB to 65dB ..loud.. 70dB ... blasting like crazy to me is 85dB. LOUD!!!!
As for condo or own a house.. No @*#$& way. I love living in an apartment, heat provided, indoor parking included. My apartment at 80F temps all Winter.. In Wisconsin, who owning a house can afford to heat the house to 80F all Winter? NO shoveling snow, no grass cutting, no sudden need money for new stove/washer/ roof/fridge/lawnmower/snowblower/ flooring/rugs you name it. If I have a neighbor who is a complete XXXX they will most likely move away in a year.. unlike house neighbors.. Now I agree finding a good rental is important. Cheap, nice (enough) area, indoor parking a requirement for me,(once I discovered the absolute JOY of having under the building heated indoor parking. Jeesh I would never again park outside, NEVER. ) keep up repairs.. clean..
(one thing I miss living in an over 55 place is kids. I always enjoyed kids running around playing above me. Some folks it drives them crazy. Not me. No problem.) (oh and sex.. always fun to hear folks. creaking away.. LOL)
I have no need to play Beethoven sonatas at 110dB. Nor String quartets.. Nor Miles Davis either. Really the only music needing to be played in any way loud to seem realistic would be Heavy Metal, or Arena Rock, and maybe the climaxes of Symphonies and operas (My guilty treat is I paying Opera pretty loud, (85dB peaks) so the climaxes, which are always pure vocals, can get rather loud... Lucky those frequencies do not go through the walls as much as the bass.
I think I got over "LOUD" back in the early 1990’s. I guess I just plain wore my loud out.
One curious thing about playing loud is it then seems ’normal’... But when, if you play at a lower volume for awhile, the lower volume then is the new normal. and seems perfectly loud enough. (unlike for the person who plays louder all the time. the moment you turn it down, for the loud listener it sucks, sounding weak and useless. But give them time at the new lower volume, and that will change.I discovered that back in the 1990s. And really am perfectly happy playing music at 50dB to 65dB ..loud.. 70dB ... blasting like crazy to me is 85dB. LOUD!!!!
As for condo or own a house.. No @*#$& way. I love living in an apartment, heat provided, indoor parking included. My apartment at 80F temps all Winter.. In Wisconsin, who owning a house can afford to heat the house to 80F all Winter? NO shoveling snow, no grass cutting, no sudden need money for new stove/washer/ roof/fridge/lawnmower/snowblower/ flooring/rugs you name it. If I have a neighbor who is a complete XXXX they will most likely move away in a year.. unlike house neighbors.. Now I agree finding a good rental is important. Cheap, nice (enough) area, indoor parking a requirement for me,(once I discovered the absolute JOY of having under the building heated indoor parking. Jeesh I would never again park outside, NEVER. ) keep up repairs.. clean..
(one thing I miss living in an over 55 place is kids. I always enjoyed kids running around playing above me. Some folks it drives them crazy. Not me. No problem.) (oh and sex.. always fun to hear folks. creaking away.. LOL)