How loud is your music right now? (SPL meter)

I have an app on my phone called Sound Meter which measures volume using a mock SPL meter. I'm not sure how accurate it is but 81 dB seems to be it's limit, probably due to my phone's microphone.

I've got my music playing at what I would consider a loud listening level. The neighbours can probably hear it, but no one's complaining. I can HEAR the music. I ran the app for a song and the average SPL is coming out as 75 dB, which it equates to 'busy traffic / phone ringtone'.

How loud is your music when you're playing it at your idea of loud?

 

Thanks to you I just discovered the spl meter on my iPhone no longer works. Haven't used it recently and it seems it has not been upgraded to work with the latest iOS. Gotta find a new one now.

I'm currently playing Dylan's Slow Train Coming at moderate volume. I'd guess no more than 60 spl, but I'll get back to you after I've found a new app. . .

 

Listening to Billy Squier's Don't Say No. My reading was in the 60-69 range.

 

Listening to Wishbone Ash - Just Testing. Reading between 77-79, but this is using my Sony Xperia so it's probably inaccurate.

Doesn't seem that loud.

 

I'm at around 70 according to my newly downloaded app (with occasional louder peaks). So much for my estimating skills.

 

I pulled my trusty meter out and found that right now I am listening to music at approx. 78 db SPL.

 

I just recently bought an SPL meter and set a 1k test tone to 83 db (that was at my listening position about 7-8 ft from my speakers). When I was listening to music I thought it was fairly loud, louder than I usually listen...

Was trying to compare a couple of DACs, so needed to make sure they were at the same volume level.

 

My level would be dependent on type of meter and what type of weighting used. Instantaneous with a good mic is completely different than "averaging" with a Radio Shack Meter.

I scared myself when I was playing around with my OmniMic. Instantaneous with that can be MUCH higher than the Rat Shack levels.

 

I keep it around 75dB while I do other things and let the system warm up but once I sit down and pay attention, I push the SPL to a bit over 85dB and have been known to slide it past 90dB when my audiobuds are over.

 

It's usually in the lower to mid 80s for rock music.

 

I usually listen to rock and jazz in the low to mid 80's. Sometimes a bit higher, but not often.

 

Been listening to an amazing Grateful Dead audience tape from 9-9-72 all afternoon. Peaking at around a moderate 55DB. Great for background, but still loud enough to enjoy.

 

Depends on which SPL meter I use, but peaks around 86 or so, Kate Bush—Hounds on the table.

 

No SPL meter. Around 10-1030 (LPs), Around 830-900 (CDs).

 

75-77 dB according to my 'ole Radio Shack SPL meter on 'C' weighting. That's loud enough for me. I don't need to blow a driver (or my ears) to enjoy music!

 

Are these reading really what some of you consider loud or just your normal listening level? I think the OP wanted to know the level at which you consider it to be loud.

 

I try to keep it in the 70-80's most of the time ... I probably wander into the 90's when I'm really digging something though.

edit: forgot numbers

 

"A" Weighted: average 57 dBA, max 63.2 dBA when listening to the slow movement of a string octet on my desktop system. Unweighted tends to run ~10 dB or more higher, but it picks up occasional traffic rumble in the distance, which because it's low frequencies, is not noticeable to the ear.

 

85, the wife's in Houston.

 

I have the JL app, and right now with no music and only the furnace in the next room going it's around 50 db. My listening room is way too noisy.

 

Peaks up to 84 db but then noticed the downloaded app tops out at 84. Pretty much useless.

 

revising mine again ... I apparently can't make up my mind. It looks like I generally listen in the high 60's with peaks in the 80's.

 

And 55 dB of that was midrange. Love that album, hate the production/sound!

 

Or you care about your hearing.