How loud are you typically listening?

What do you mean? IM or THD?

https://youtu.be/uio1J2PKzLI?t=14

Indeed. One of my favorite moments at a concert is when everyone pulls out their SPL meters to check the crescendo level. I look around at the readings and this way know where to sit for next time. But then at home I worry, am I setting the volume for where I like it way in back? Or should it be higher for where the recording engineer thought the level should be? These problems worry me so much I can never enjoy classical.

Me too. Screw preservation. No one ever called their family and closest friends to say their last good-bye’s with, "And my one regret, if only I had turned the volume down."

Finally, someone gets it.

How loud can you go? Mine goes to 11
;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgx4k83zzc

I listen at a very satisfyingly loud level most of the time. Sometimes a little to the low side of that. With the way the system is now I find when it is cranked up real loud instead of sounding real loud it sounds thrilling exhilarating loud. I mean like tingles your berries loud. Like the first time you go to a rock concert and it is not just loud but dynamically crystal clear Supertramp loud. Like that.

I have the Radio Shack SPL meter, the old school analog one you can set to read fast or slow average, and different weightings. Had it since like the 1990's. I got it out just now to check and sure enough I was right- satisfying, exhilarating, Supertramp- none of those are on there. Stupid meter.