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<blockquote data-quote="squeak9798" data-source="post: 3268523" data-attributes="member: 555320">You missed Thad&#039;s point.His point was; Most &quot;purist&quot; home audio/HT enthusiasts are after relatively flat frequency response.&nbsp; As such, the level of subbass for a system needs to relatively match that of the rest of the audio spectrum.&nbsp; Since most people can&#039;t tolerate levels of midrange and treble playing 110db for anything more than a very, very brief period of time, there is no need for the subwoofer to provide that level of output (or more) on a consistent basis.He didn&#039;t say 100db of bass would make you deaf.&nbsp; But extended periods of 100db+ midrange and treble certainly will.&nbsp; And in the interest of flat frequency response, you would want the subbass at approximately that same level aswell instead of 115db+ unless the midrange and treble were at that level also......which will almost never happen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squeak9798, post: 3268523, member: 555320"] You missed Thad's point. His point was; Most "purist" home audio/HT enthusiasts are after relatively flat frequency response. As such, the level of subbass for a system needs to relatively match that of the rest of the audio spectrum. Since most people can't tolerate levels of midrange and treble playing 110db for anything more than a very, very brief period of time, there is no need for the subwoofer to provide that level of output (or more) on a consistent basis. He didn't say 100db of bass would make you deaf. But extended periods of 100db+ midrange and treble certainly will. And in the interest of flat frequency response, you would want the subbass at approximately that same level aswell instead of 115db+ unless the midrange and treble were at that level also......which will almost never happen. [/QUOTE]

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