I was curious to see where most folks here start to get cautious about thier volume level during playback. Obviously it depends a bit on the source, ie. my sat. dish doesn't seem to produce as loud a signal like my DVD player does. I usually start getting cautious when the volume is around the - 18 db mark or so. I am running the 970 with the 7100 into an all paradigm speaker system (Studio 20's in front, Mini-monitors in rear)
Oddly enough, the sound isn't that "loud" really even at that point. I guess my point is that the lowest volume setting is in the -70db i think and real world listening levels are in the - 20 db's range. Would It hurt something to go to say -07 db's? I also know that clearer and cleaner power sometimes doesn't really sound as loud, since the distortion is less. Overall, either I'm going deaf (possibility) or my system just doesn't get that loud. Any comments?