How loud do you listen to Music?

I really care for my hearing so i don't listen very loud. When i was teenager i was crazy about loud hi-fi speaker systems. Later on i switched mostly to headphones because i like the intimate rich detailed sound.

Bj-1 wrote: Philéas wrote: Somewhere in the middle, mostly. To keep my hearing and my speakers working.      Same. But I listen to music at a high volume too at times as well.

Usually somewhere in the middle, unless of course Im drinking then something happens to my hearing and I cant seem to get it loud enough.

Fairly loud, but I do like being able to hear, so not loud enough to make my ears bleed or my speakers spontaneously combust.

Very very loud - blown a couple of speakers lately

Quite quietly, though not too quiet to hear.  With headphones (I have earmuff ones; can't deal with earbuds) I find that the lowest possible volume on my iPod is too high for certain songs.  If I am somewhere noisier, I will never turn the volume up higher than a third of the way; if this isn't enough, the environment is just too loud and I won't listen to music until I'm in a quieter place.  And even at a third of the way I often find this gives me headaches; I've got quite sensitive ears, it seems.

Without headphones, well, I don't have anything louder than my awful computer speakers at the moment, so I can't play anything loud even if I wanted to!  I wouldn't, though.  I don't find I get any more out of music when it's loud; if anything, my appreciation is lessened, because I have to concentrate a bit on the music when it's not being blasted at me--and because I am not going to have good feelings about a song if it is making my head hurt!

darqdean wrote: Barla wrote: Interesting thead! I listen to my music loudly, almost all the time with the audio system (not in the PC), and also, most of the time, with my headphones, just to not bother my family, when they're home... BUT, most of people confusese two things: listening to music loud on speakers doesn't damage your ears (unless it's TOOOO loud, like a concert, but I guess most of us don't reach that level ), you can remotely damage your ears with very loud headphones (I was told so). Headphones will damage your hearing if you have them too loud for too long. All explained here: http://www.abelard.org/hear/hear.htm

Interesting webpage!
Spent some time reading it and all the info there's very helpful, everyone should read it.
For me, during the school days, I often don't listen to more than one CD per day, because I feel my ears tired after a journey of traffic, loud voices, etc etc
Also, personally, I use earplugs which reduce like 25 db, during loud rehearsals with my band and it really works, and there's almost no difference, and it's kinda greater because you can hear what you're playing clearer.

Barla wrote: Interesting thead! I listen to my music loudly, almost all the time with the audio system (not in the PC), and also, most of the time, with my headphones, just to not bother my family, when they're home... BUT, most of people confusese two things: listening to music loud on speakers doesn't damage your ears (unless it's TOOOO loud, like a concert, but I guess most of us don't reach that level ), you can remotely damage your ears with very loud headphones (I was told so).

Interesting thead! I listen to my music loudly, almost all the time with the audio system (not in the PC), and also, most of the time, with my headphones, just to not bother my family, when they're home...

BUT, most of people confusese two things: listening to music loud on speakers doesn't damage your ears (unless it's TOOOO loud, like a concert, but I guess most of us don't reach that level ), you can remotely damage your ears with very loud headphones (I was told so).

Depends on the music..

For example metal has to be loud