Mine is a Sugden A21Se, by the way and the speakers are WD25TEx. Can anyone recommend a freebie sound meter phone app, just to get an idea of levels.
Not really. It's partly why a light Mazda MX5 is more engaging to drive than a heavy but more powerful BMW M5. Certainly at lower, more sensible speeds.If heightened sensitivity speakers can improve it, doesn´t that reflect negatively on most amps and their delivery ?
A good power amp not a big monster but with a very good Damping Factor and O.T. PSU.
I use Royd's, with my amp and the Bass is fantastic even at low levels.
I have at this time a A40 new design.
I'm guessing, but sensitivity of the ears, including problems like tinnitus etc? I find that when I turn the volume down, all the low level info disappears and that WRT tinnitus, I have good and bad days and this makes an enormous difference to my ability to hear low level info.
Yes, same here to a degree. Too low a volume, might as well not bother. Too high a volume and certain frequencies aggravate tinnitus so the music just sounds distorted. There is a reasonably wide 'sweet spot' if you can call it that though.I have tinnitus to, but to me it means I can't stand high volumes. It hurts. Listening at low volumes is simply a bit boring, independent on me using my KEF R100 (tiny) or JBL 4331B's (rather large) and has NOTHING to do with the kit.