We are blanketed in a wash of energy. These are new experiences in the history of music. Experiences brought about by new music styles, new music instruments, and new higher SPL capabilities, together forming the experience. The other side of the issue is safety. Prolonged exposure to high sound pressure levels causes hearing damage.
Governments have in place legislation limiting workplace noise levels and exposure times.
Often musical events far exceed these limits. 2, Only rock music is suited to being played so loudly. 3, If the system is clean, it will seem louder than it actually is. I set my limit at 100dBA and as evidenced in the example above, I often don't need to be anywhere near that. Copyright 2000 Anton Niedersteiner, All rights reserved.