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Originally Posted by bob katz 
Yes, 83 is loud, and on FORTISSIMO (whichis above Forte) passages in my room, both speakers running, I can get 83-86. But the more compressed the material, the less loud that seems because the transients seem to be gone, and the more dynamic the material, the less damaging it is because you only get those SPLs on the occasional peak. But there's nothing wrong with going for a lower if that sounds too loud for you! Nearfields would kill the ears at that SPL. Don't forget I'm working with a full range system that is not thin or bright at about 9 foot distance in a pretty large room.
BK
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hello, if i am not wrong , ears can work over a time of 8 hours on 80db without a damage. So my question, if i measure 80db on my nearfields ( 1.2 meter distance), are those 80db good or bad for my ears. Your answer confused me a little bit. Normally I measure it where I sit with 80db is the figure to aim for. on the SPL-Meter ?!?!?
Thus I hear mostly on very small levels, but for professional work i want to know that right. thanks