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House has open floor-plan.

One of my main goals in life was to reach the point where I could listen as loud as I wanted to. The goal was met years ago, but I still appreciate it!

I'm a bachelor, and I own my own home. Besides, it isn't nearly as loud as the race car.

I live in an apartment so noise level is always in check except when everyones working and i have the entire building to myself. god help the foundation!

i like it LOUD!

I believe that if you had to play your system very loud

I can listen at any level, but I am concerned about my ears.

I live in an apartment; what more can I say?

Townhome.

The upstairs neighbor gets upset after 11:00pm if the music is loud enough to do damage to my hearing.

My "big rig" is in the family room usually inhabited by my seven year old. That is why I put a Theta Digital DAC in my car.

My apartment managers live directly below me. D'oh!

Well, on the surface of things it looks like I've got it made. I've got my own house, I live alone, my listening room has fabulous acoustics, I'm thrilled with the sound of my gear, and my neighbours can't hear a darn thing, even if I crank it like a mad fiend at 3:00am on a weekday. But not so fast . . . Right now I can't play my system at all, because for the first time in years, it has crapped out on me! My left Ionic tweeter ignites properly, but buzzes very loudly after ignition (turn on, as we say outside of Houston). I figured:"Oh yeah, it's either the rectifier diode or one of the filter caps in the power supply". Well, it may be the lone vacuum tube nestled behind the tweeter horn, after all. Or the loose obsessive/compulsive nut in the listening chair . . . I know it sounds like a pretty weird speaker, but it's really just a very old pair of B&W's! And how I ended up with them probably had something to do with my being technically knowledgeable around tubes, and not living in fear of them. They worked perfectly after I retubed them when I first bought them about 12 years ago, but until I repair the bad one, silence is golden. Or else I just wait until I get Monomania.

Because I refuse to move in with my girlfriend, finds everyday life too loud!

Like many people in the UK I suffer from the proximity of my nearest neighbors. I can only really give my system its head when I am pretty sure they are out.

My system can easily play louder than my room will allow (need room treatment badly). And the wife is very understanding.

Designing a music room and then building it means 24 hours of available music at the appropriate volume! Never again will I have to return to the days of "If I want to hear Dark Side of the Moon I'll play it on my system" coming from the caretaker who lived seven units over and one floor up. I pity the audiophiles who still have significant other or neighbor hassles.

I tend to listen to orchestral recordings at concert-hall levels and this tends to drive the family out of the room, but that is not always a bad thing.

Every saterday afternoon, I have a deal with my neighbors that I can play as loud as I want between 1:00pm and 5:00pm.

I have chosen my location in great part to have a good listening room, and not disturb neighors. Playing Pinted from Memory at full levels now.

My neighbours go to be quite early so I try not to play loud after 10:30 p.m.

Damn Parents! Don't understand how movies are to be experienced!

I have a budget system (integrated amp, cd + "bookshelf" loudspeakers. I spend the day at work. If I get in before my wife, the first thing I do is to power up the stereo. From then on, the volume knob will be at the 10:30 position. I do not wanna annoy the neighbours (link house,common wall. When she walks in, she will 'automatically' crank down my knob to the 8:45 position. Should we decide to watch tv, the the party's over immediately. My daughter (three-years-old) also enjoys music a lot (her fave being Madonna's "Immaculate" and we will listen to her sing at 8:30 position. I just cannot crank up loud enough. That's why I got a budget system (all-inclusive: USD $750 only)

Have a dedicated listening room, so there is no problem listening to loud music.

I suspect that it will disturb my neighbours but I do not know for certain.

My wife is a big problem. After buying a really nice modern system ($3500) I spend most of my time listening to a vintage system I put together ($450) in the basement.

I have a 3 yr. old an a wife so...

I've got three kids of grade-school age and a commute that gets me home just in time to read them bedtime stories. Further, the two older children take music lessons, so if I do manage to get home early, the only thing I get to listen to is piano practice. Don't get me wrong, the music study is great and far preferable to other childhood "lessons" like, say, hockey. It's just that I end up looking at my system more than listening to it. And it frankly isn't that attractive. And don't get me going on the trials of weekends! Why is it that non-audiophiles think that sitting down and listening to music is "doing nothing"? Sure, those other husbands are raking leaves and such . . . but can't anyone see I'm in the sweet spot?

living in an apt while my home is being built. once that is complete I will be able to listen as loud as I like. :)

clarity is more important I hit this at about -30db on an amp rated at half again the speakers