Doug
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I was just listening to a 1972 Decca recording of Radu Lupu playing Beethoven’s famous C sharp minor sonata while reading this Good equals Loud string, and decided to check the SPL levels. The first few notes of the first movement were in the upper 50’s decibel range with a low reading of 57 db, and much of the third movement was in the mid to upper 90’s db range with a peak of 98 db. In my room that was a fairly loud third movement, but not as loud as the actual performance would have been sitting 8 to 10 feet in front of a big Steinway.
Fairly often I listen at actual concert levels because it’s exhilarating and transports me to a live event. Concert grand pianos, full size modern orchestras, brass bands, string quartets, electric blues bands, tenor and soprano soloists, etc. etc. etc., are all very loud, and that’s the way I like to listen. Call me crazy, and probably def down the road, but listening at lifelike volume levels makes the musical experience far more enjoyable. I’ve always thought of Loud as one of the many aspects of Good sound!
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