Once my mother told me to keep the volume of my speakers to match vocals with standard / normal conversation levels and not too high. I thought about it and tried to implement this wisdom atleast 90% of the time.
Past one month I went a step further and noticed understood that typical speech conversation lies
between 60dB to 70dB. So I downloaded a mobile app (non-calibrated I presume) and tried to measure what my playback SPL were. I tried to match my daughter's speech SPL with my speaker levels manually and measured the average SPL (5 minutes averaged) at which I was listening . Now my average listening is around 70 dB ( considering other typical ambient noise). I noted that at this average SPL I am able to get more natural presentation of music , sound stage and realism. Going higher or lower I feel some what constrained. I am not sure if any FM have done any similar exercise. If yes, then will like to know their listening SPLs..
Past one month I went a step further and noticed understood that typical speech conversation lies
between 60dB to 70dB. So I downloaded a mobile app (non-calibrated I presume) and tried to measure what my playback SPL were. I tried to match my daughter's speech SPL with my speaker levels manually and measured the average SPL (5 minutes averaged) at which I was listening . Now my average listening is around 70 dB ( considering other typical ambient noise). I noted that at this average SPL I am able to get more natural presentation of music , sound stage and realism. Going higher or lower I feel some what constrained. I am not sure if any FM have done any similar exercise. If yes, then will like to know their listening SPLs..