Listening volume: ?/30

[Zbigas]

I'm interested in what volume do you listen to your minidiscs at. I have read that some people always listen at 10/30 or even less... Well, I have not any hearing damage/disease, but louder music just has more "drive", energy and it is much more funnier to listen to louder music. Actually I prefer listening at 22/30 - 30/30, and listening at <=10/30 is only acceptable in the night for me. Maybe it's because of my neckband headphones that are a bit leaky relatively to the sound. So what's your prefered volume level?

[iceeedtea]

It really depends on what type of music it is, and the type of 'phones used.

For example, when I listen to trance [which is, always], I plug in at around 15/30 with the EX71SLs, EQ tweaked for mids and treble [since the plugs have booming bass]. With the D66SLs, it's tweaked for bass, and it goes from anywhere from 10-15/30. I have yet to hit AVLS. Anything louder just hurts my ears.

[Christopher]

It also depends on the unit [and the company] you're using. I primarily listen to my Sharp DS8, and I will note that it has a softer draw than a typical Sony unit [without a hd digital amp] - with more definition, of course. I would say that I usually listen to my music around 21/30, which is considered quite soft by most.

[mAjEsTiC]

for Sony i usually listen to my music from 15/30 ~ 20/30 through my earbuds and headsets...

[Guest NRen2k5]

I have an R500 and a relatively cheap set of Sony earbuds. I listen mostly at 30/30.

[Christopher]

Doesn't that hurt your ears?

[KJ_Palmer]

Sounds high to me, maybe it's the headphones (and what if you need to go over 30/30?). I always use Sennheiser earbuds (MX300/500) when out and about, or the "Sharpheiser" clones on my DR420.

On the train/street I need about 12-17/30 for Sony and 15-21 for Sharps, minus about 20% indoors. I'm quite careful to make my recordings go up to 0dB though...

[darkfusion]

It depends on the unit, the headphones, the music, the time of day, my mood etc. :rasp:

[The_Stamp]

using a 510, with sony MDR-35 (quiet you, its good enough quality for me)

bus: 17-22

night: 12-17

small pressurized cabin airplane: 22-25

right now - 20

i try to keep it at 20. lots of bass without the high pitches (distort guitar, etc) intruding into the bass decreaser circuit.

btw, using my MDR-35's, would it be worth it to get the 900 with the HD amp? or should i stick with the 800/700? (im noble to these earphones, cheap yet good quality. if i lose them (which i did twice now) i wont go bankrupt buy a new pair. )

[BJ]

It does depend on my whereabouts. At home, no more than 10/30 (on a Sony). Usually more like 5--I've got some bad tinnitus, so anything too loud really screws me up. Out and about (outside walking or at the gym to drown out the constant barrage of Bon Jovi/Scorpions/Aerosmith) I'll go as high as 15. I'm using some old Radio Shack Pro25s (made by Koss).

And I do like the Scorpions & Aerosmith, but when you hear "Rock Me Like a Hurricane" three times during a 90-minute workout, it's time to throw on the 'phones.

[alieninhead]

Yeah, it varies a lot for me too. Mostly it's between 15-25 but sometimes I go all the way to 30. I use the 19USD street style head phones, which always seemed at a good price point compared to how long they last (a year) rather than dumping my money into expensive bulky things and rarely use them so they last longer...

~a.i.h.

[crazeybt1]

depends on the mood really..when i wanna ignore ppl it's 30/30 when skating it's 30/30 cuz soo much wind n noise passes through the head phones SONY MDR G52 when driving with the windows cracked same 30/30.....other wise when sleeping 10/30 doing nething else..well what ever level AVLS stops at..