Speakers for loud listening. really loud...

Sean,
You appear to be an intelligent person, so I know you must realize what those volume levels will eventually do to your hearing. I don't know how old you are, but at forty-three, I have already lost significant hearing in one of my ears. I attribute this mostly to loud music (concerts and home listening).

Man, be careful. Too much of a good thing really can be a VERY bad thing. I must admit, that I too crave LOUD music. But, good-gawd man, talk about thermal-melt-down. Think about your future buddy. Your going to want to be able to hear what your loved ones are saying to you.
With that said, I would love to sit in your listening sit for a few minutes...just a FEW minutes!!!

Take care of your hearing.

2chnlben

Sean,

What are you listening to at those thermal-melt down sessions ?

Hey, Sean, can I come over? I'll bring some Alice in Chains, AC/DC, Queens of the Stone Age...

Thom: I like listening to inter-station white noise as broadcast over the FM radio at the aforementioned levels. The dynamics, liquidity and harmonic structure are to die for at those volumes. The best part is that it is free and you don't have to worry about what pressing you've got or if it was recorded digitally or analogue. Rock on !!!

Actually, when i'm "jamming" like that, it's usually to something like hard "metal" aka Bathory, Celtic Frost, Slayer, Master, Sepultera, Motorhead, etc... "Anthem Rock" like Manowar and Rammstein are also good at that level : )

There are some classical discs that sound good very loud, but not quite that loud. It just doesn't sound "realistic" if played TOO loud. Something like Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade" at about 108 - 110 dB peaks at my seated listening position seem to be "appropriate" for those type of recordings. That's a good level for the Pogues too as i dance around the house. : )

2chnlben: I appreciate your concerns, but you'll have to wait until the song is over and i'm done playing air guitar, air drums and air bass if you want to have a conversation : )

Tvad: I've got all that stuff too : )

For sake of clarification, i don't believe that everything sounds "better" when it is "louder". I tend to find that many recordings sound best at a specific volume. I'm constantly fighting with my Dad about this as he tends to play everything at a certain gain setting on his preamp, which is often times too high. To me, this just doesn't sound right and i tell him "it's too loud for this recording". His response is typically "if it's too loud, you're too old". Needless to say, you guys needn't wonder where both i and my Brother get our "dynamic capabilities" fetish from any longer : ) Sean
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There is nothing better than listening to Tool at 122db while they crank out such FM golden oldies as, "Stinkfist", "Hooker With A Penis", "Prison Sex", "Third Eye", "Disgustipated", "Push It" and "Ticks And Leeches". Rock On ya'll!