Crankiing it?

[Wireworm5]

I guess I'm boosting but my typical music day I have the luxury of playing my rig at loud volumes even at night without bothering anyone. Last night I was spinning a remastered album and it was loud. I lowered it down 3 DB and the treble loses that holographic presence so back up 3 DB. Of coarse the volume varies depending on the quality of the recording, but in the end the db level remains relatively constant. So I'm listening to this album, does it ever sound good, I know its loud but how loud. So I pull out the SLM and its registering between 92 - 96 DB A weighted, 97 to 103 DB C weighted. Freak that's loud! And there's no cops at the door. The downside to this is that when it comes to critical listening I always need it loud to really enjoy the music.
So the question is, How many Akers have the luxury of playing their rig loud 90+ decibels without having someone complain?

[CarlV]

How many Akers have the luxury of playing their rig loud 90+ decibels without having someone complain?

Me, it's whenver I choose to. :)

Carl

[Vintage TX]

Everyday is cranking time. :banana: :banana: :D

[Celt]

There's an definately advantage to being single and living in your own house... :guitar:

[Donny]

Play it LOUD! :)

[bolly]

I don't have a SPL meter. :worried:

[Army]

The Misses is usually on the phone or because she's nurse (on call) has to be able to hear the phone ring.

So when she's not home, it's time to jam :guitar:

[piece-it pete]

90db is fairly loud. I can hit peaks of around 95 before the amps start to sound strained. Room issues destroy clarity before that.

Weekends, as in Friday nights 6 to 8-8:30 and occasionally Saturday afternoons, out of courtesy to the neighbors. One still even complained the other week - the wanker!

Pete

[Dynacoman]

90 db? That's my idea of low volume. Own home,no pesky wife. Life is good

[rgrjit8]

I had to check "when no one is at home."
But my real answer is "not when the kids are in bed before a school day."

As I work second shift, most of my cranking is done around noon to pump me up for work.

I tend to get frightened before I can reach max volume anyway.

[dingus]

i dont have a meter, but when i can, i crank it to my hearts content.

[OvenMaster]

I don't have a SPL meter. :worried:
I do, but it's misplaced. :worried: Because of family, I don't really crank it anyways, except for occasional "testing" purposes. 90% of the time mine's at background levels in the evening. If my Yammi's power meters hit one watt (rarely) and my speaks are rated for 91db for one watt, then I'd have to say "twice a week or so". I really should find that meter...

Tom

[bolly]

I'm gonna have to get me one of them thar meters! :yes:

[shelby1420]

90's just gettin warmed up fer me, like it loud!!!!!

[madpioneer]

In my new neighborhood all the time!! wether it's the main SPEC rig or the SA-9500 in the bedroom. I can jam louder here most definitely than the previous 'hood' I occupied. I do tend to lower it or shut it down by 10:00 pm tho. Since I am a new dweller don't want the locals to get on my bad side to quickly, yo kno ease em into submission before you pulverize em'!!! :thmbsp: :banana:

Don't want to highjack this thread but what really gets me steamed is the moron's who drive into the neighborhood with ther rigs cranked into the stratosphere heights pounding cRap noise at any hour 12:00 midnight, 2:00 am, 3:00 am with out any respect for others. They never have anyone (cops) bother them about that. But I have had cops at my door at my previous dwelling having complaints from some neighbors yet the same yocals with their pounding cRap garbage invade the 'hood' nightly without any consiqueince!! damnit!!! :cry: :worried:

[Reel 2 Reel]

Ya can only listen to "TURN THAT DAMN THING DOWN ". just so many times before you get the hint!!!..... :whip:

[piece-it pete]

How about:

"Sir, we've received some complaints regarding your music, right now we're just giving you a warning but if we have to come back out it'll be a real problem".

Pete

[rek50]

5 acre lot, 200'+ from street, 200'+ to nearest neighbor, a Wife that likes "Our" music at any volume that suits the "Mood". Play that funky music white boy as loud as you want...

[Urizen]

There's an definately advantage to being single and living in your own house... :guitar:

Amen bro'!

I tend to start my critical listening sessions a bit on the tame side, say 80 to 85 dB, until I get the circuits cooking, then I may crank it to 90 to 95 for a short while. Listener fatigue sets in, I take a short break, and almost always turn it back down to the 80 to 85 range. I don't need tinnitus in my advancing years.

[Mike Gibson]

I live out in the sticks and my shop is far from the house so at 3.5 watts my Altecs are 95-102 db @ 3 meters. Measured with Mark B's instrument. I guess that's why I never bothered with a high powered amp. My MC-2505 is just idling along like that for 34 years now :)

[Donkey!]

My bedroom setup can produce 500 watts RMS/ average/continuous power.
Call it what you want.

125X4.

I can see DB levels way higher then you mention though. I rock hard, but not as often as I used to years ago. I can't afford new ears. :no:

[Vitopanch]

I play my rig at just under clipping level 75 percent of the time. Tough to hear the telephone or door knocks at that level, so I have no idea as to whether there are any compliants.
Vito

[Blue Meanie]

5 acre lot, 200'+ from street, 200'+ to nearest neighbor, a Wife that likes "Our" music at any volume that suits the "Mood". Play that funky music white boy as loud as you want...

Really? What exactly does YANNI sound like when cranked??? :scratch2:

Jeff

[x37tuna]

when im listing to my main system i cant help myself, i didnt build it up to liston to it at lower levles it sounds soooo good at a higher end. i dont have a db meter, dont need one. i do beleave my two au717's are up there though. as far as bothering anybody, i useally wait untell the wife and kidds arnt home. but there are times when im in the mode and they bear with me. i do live in the country but do have neighbors, but they never complaned. did ask one of them one time if it was a bother, she said they didnt even notice, music to my ears...rock on.........x37tuna........

[jeffn]

I might just get out AND PLAY the 'ol Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars LP........... it says on the back "TO BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME".

[jim w.]

well for me its usually bout 90% of the time. the volumes up round noon

[NeedForSpeed]

Always got the rock cranked.

[gadget73]

Once in a while, but there are usually others around so I don't crank it. I absolutely despise yelling over the music to talk to someone, and overly loud music is distracting to me when I'm working. It also sets my ears to ringing loudly and annoyingly for many hours so its generally not worth the trouble.

[JimJ[VT]]

When my neighbor below me decides to start singing her Disney tunes loud enough I can hear them through the floor.

Time to put on some Meat Loaf or something...

[jrsh92]

I like my ears. So, rarely. Mostly above 80-85 db for demonstration purposes (I win the "how loud can your stereo go" contest in my neighborhood).

[avionic]

My main system is in the basement.So really cranking it up is just barely audible outside the house.So I have no problems cranking it whenever I get the urge.:thmbsp:

Dave

[onepixel]

I crank it whenever I want.

[avguytx]

Ditto. No problems here. My house is fairly new and mainly brick. It seems to insulate well from the outside. I played it at a loud volume and went outside to check just how loud it was. Doesn't seem too bad at all, really. Not enough for the cops to show up...that's for sure.

[similost]

Server issue? I can only see the results, no way to select a choice

Anyway.. as I point up to the picture.. wished I could push the true potential.. No idea how loud 90+ db is, but at what I guess to be about 1/3 of the potential clipping levels, INSANELY loud and chest pounding in the room, standing at the street 45 yards or so away, with the windows and doors closed, it sounds like I'm standing in the living room at a comfortable level.. :no: I do have some respect for my neighbors.. :yes: ( :dammit: )

[Yamaha1]

Always stick to my 75dB pink noise setting at my regular hearing position no matter what. Only when the recordings are low do I somewhat compensate, with today's CDs, its usually the opposite, they are way too much doctored and loud and distorted by any standards.

[Danger Boy]

I usually only get to crank it when no one is else is home.. and my neighbor's high school son cranks his tunes.. so I guess his mom won't mind if I crank mine now and then too. :banana:

Loud for me is around 93 to 96db. and I don't usually play music that loud very often.