# Do you enjoy listening at late night levels? **URL:** \ **Category:** Everything Else\ **Created:** [June 2, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250 "2020-06-02T01:18:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RonP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/ronp/32/213555_2.png) [@RonP](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/RonP)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/1 "2020-06-02T01:18:31Z")
Right now listening at avg 58 db, max 62 and it sounds scrumptious, The detail never seems to go away. I love it as much as say, 80 db. Everything is still there proportionally. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![mycrowave](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/mycrowave/32/22659_2.png) [@mycrowave](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/mycrowave)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/2 "2020-06-02T02:16:22Z")
I’m currently listening at an average of 53 with a max of 59 – this is what I would call my normal listening levels. When an album or track that I really like comes on, I sometimes turn up the volume to an average of 60db with peaks of about 68. My listening room is far enough away from the bedrooms that I rarely use lower listening levels, but on occasion I do turn it down to an average of 44 with peaks of about 52. The only thing I miss at the lower volume levels is that the bass doesn’t get up to high enough levels to really provide the punch like it does at the higher volume levels. ---
**Author:** ![rajugsw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/rajugsw/32/16086_2.png) [@rajugsw](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/rajugsw)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/3 "2020-06-02T02:22:49Z")
Every night I enjoy late night listening. The DSD Sr. Is usually set at a comfortable 60 (L). Driving my M700s. ---
**Author:** ![RonP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/ronp/32/213555_2.png) [@RonP](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/RonP)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/4 "2020-06-02T02:39:02Z")
I can’t explain why, but I’d much rather listen at low late night levels thru my speakers than listen at any volume thru my headphones. (And I love my headphones) ---
**Author:** ![kerosene](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/kerosene/32/9084_2.png) [@kerosene](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/kerosene)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/5 "2020-06-02T05:18:26Z")
This is a great question. Late at night, I tend to listen to music at lower levels but, if I’m consuming video content (different rooms), I don’t hold back. My 5.1 theater setup is unremarkable but in a really nice sounding room. My 2 channel system is in a horrendously terrible room. ---
**Author:** ![jazznut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jazznut](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/jazznut)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/6 "2020-06-02T10:32:42Z")
Hey guys, with a pianissimo beginning to be noticeably audible from around 40dB you then practically use less than half of vinyl‘s typical dynamic range 😉 Whenever it’s possible, fortissimos reach between 90 up to 100 dB in my listening (peaks). I like quite realistic levels. Fun records like Hugh Masekela‘s Hope play over 90dB for large parts here 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![joma0711](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/joma0711/32/277666_2.png) [@joma0711](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/joma0711)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/7 "2020-06-02T11:57:50Z")
generally listen at the levels you describe in the OP or less almost all of the time. small non-detached houses and rooms, but also it is easier on my ears, and less tinnitus inducing. Also means my AB amps spend their time in A 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RonP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/ronp/32/213555_2.png) [@RonP](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/RonP)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/8 "2020-06-02T12:12:19Z")
At those levels, we’re surely listening at milliwatts ---
**Author:** ![terzinator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/terzinator/32/45292_2.png) [@terzinator](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/terzinator)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/9 "2020-06-02T13:11:44Z")
how y’all measuring yer dbs ---
**Author:** ![tmcqueen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tmcqueen/32/80321_2.png) [@tmcqueen](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tmcqueen)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/10 "2020-06-02T13:19:53Z")
I use a HT-80A sound level meter ---
**Author:** ![terzinator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/terzinator/32/45292_2.png) [@terzinator](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/terzinator)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/11 "2020-06-02T13:29:32Z")
thanks. Just looked around and there’s a vast price difference for many of these. Like between $20 and $400. Crazy. Was thinking there might be an iOS app that reads levels from the phone’s microphone, but reviews of many of those suggest they’re wildly accurate/inconsistent. ---
**Author:** ![tmcqueen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tmcqueen/32/80321_2.png) [@tmcqueen](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tmcqueen)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/12 "2020-06-02T13:32:35Z")
I’m sure I didn’t pay no more than 12 to 15 bucks for mine, I use mine just out of curiosity to give me some sort of baseline what level I like. Vinyl around 55 to 60 db and digital around 70 to 75 db. ---
**Author:** ![davida](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/davida/32/94292_2.png) [@davida](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/davida)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/13 "2020-06-02T14:41:34Z")
Night listening at 50-65 db sound is very complete and easy on the ears… as measured using an American Recorders sound level meter… Keeping my neighbors (just 13’ from listening position) at peace is priority for me ---
**Author:** ![davida](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/davida/32/94292_2.png) [@davida](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/davida)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/14 "2020-06-02T15:00:56Z")
RonP thanks for this thread…fortunately for me my Emotiva XSP1 Gen 2 preamp has a defeatable tone control…which when I turn it on particularly at lower sound levels the sound stage just opens right up…hf and lf left at trim neutral setting The way the tone control adjustments are designed… High-Frequency and Low-Frequency Trims: HF Trim inflection point: 4 kHz. HF Trim adjustment range: -3 dB to +3 dB @ 12 kHz in 1 dB steps. LF Trim inflection point: 200 Hz. LF Trim adjustment range: -3 dB to +3 dB @ 50 Hz in 1 dB steps. have minimal impact on the overall response…yet do provide sufficient adjustment … Needless to say I enjoy using them… ---
**Author:** ![RonP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/ronp/32/213555_2.png) [@RonP](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/RonP)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/15 "2020-06-02T15:03:58Z")
I use an iPhone app “SLA lite”. I don’t know or particularly care about it’s accuracy but it’s very repeatable. ---
**Author:** ![grunge1000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/grunge1000/32/48722_2.png) [@grunge1000](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/grunge1000)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/16 "2020-06-02T15:33:01Z")
I enjoy late night levels, usually around 70 to 75 dB. ---
**Author:** ![spacedghost](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/spacedghost/32/173182_2.png) [@spacedghost](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/spacedghost)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/17 "2020-06-02T18:04:11Z")
Interesting topic. I don’t really enjoy anything over 85db and evening listening would be mid to low 60’s. And yes I do enjoy night lower levels ---
**Author:** ![mycrowave](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/mycrowave/32/22659_2.png) [@mycrowave](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/mycrowave)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/18 "2020-06-02T23:32:33Z")
Decibel X app on Android. I’m too lazy to break out my Radio Shack Decibel meter from the 90’s. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/d/7/d77da00154323e01deb01d8174ff0d1ada6569d8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![owlsalum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47c2d/32.png) [@owlsalum](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/owlsalum)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/19 "2020-06-02T23:45:13Z")
Living in a high rise, day or night I don’t have the option of really cranking my system lest I spark a squabble with my neighbors I share walls, a ceiling and a floor with. That said I have a particularly interesting observation perhaps to some. As I’ve gotten older the volume control in general has been turned down, not up. Might seem counter-intuitive when one might think turning up to compensate for hearing loss would be the norm. Fortunately, at 61 years old I’m blessed with hearing that is still rather good for my age. I’ve cogitated about this trend over the years and I postulate it has to with a more mature approach to listening and enjoying music. For me nowadays it is less about bombast, my system can out-bombast anyone else’s in the building I have no doubt, and a lot more about nuance. Late night listening at low volume is a real treat for me because it is that time of the day when I’m least assaulted by the sound of the big city, from ordinary street noise to sirens to helicopters to you name it. I can immerse myself in the nuance I value most. ---
**Author:** ![davida](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/davida/32/94292_2.png) [@davida](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/davida)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250/20 "2020-06-03T00:01:41Z")
Right on my friend…great observation…keep the peace with as many as possible and above all preserving your “golden ears” ability to enjoy your music all while enjoyng your music… [Next page](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/do-you-enjoy-listening-at-late-night-levels/17250.md?page=2)