Does loudness play a part in your appreciation?

I used to feel the need to play my music loud. But when I bought my new speakers one of the criteria I set was low volume listening. I find that I have really grown used to a much lower volume and less fatigue than before. I bought Sonus Faber Olympica Novas and find they deliver a full spectrum top to bottom. However there are certain cuts, e.g. Stranglehold by Nugent that just require higher volume although the quality remains the same. 
I guess as I have gotten older my ears have become more valuable than when I was younger. If only I had figured that out earlier in life. And that applies to just about everything.

I listen mostly at 70-80dbs at my listening position and every now and then I’ll crank it up to 90db peaks, but that’s rare.

Went and saw a local Pink Floyd cover band a few weeks ago.  Really excellent show with a crazy amount of special effects and props. The ear plugs only came out for the intermission and then they went right back in.  
 

I sure don’t remember my ears hurting like this in my teens and twenties.

@rvpiano ,

I don’t think 70db is “loud”. I designate that as “enjoyable”. I listen to anywhere between 65db to 75db, like you rightly said, to “make me get more involved in the music”.

Probably because of scar tissue on both eardrums, but even with hearing aids I need peaks at 85db to absorb all I'm capable of hearing. That's an improvement just in the past year, attributable to to an amp upgrade, 85 has now become the new 95.

Under 65 db my system doesn't really come alive, due perhaps, to the size of my space. Over 75 db is too loud for me. 70 is about right.