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Anything over 90 dB SPL @ 1 m is almost deafening loud to me.

Do you have a subwoofer?


I'm still in the process of building one, with the Adire 12D4 12 inch
driver. My dad offered to do the woodwork, but he's too stubborn to
admit that he's probably getting too old to do things like that.
I should pick up the material next time I visit my folks...........

I'll be driving it with 2 leftover Yamaha amplifier PCBs, which are
capable of 300 watts each in 4 ohms.
I'm leaning forward to try the Hypex UcD 400 though, being pretty
close to the source these days I should be able to get them for a
reduced price.

I know that when subs come in the picture, power requirements are a
bit different.


How anyone could even * think * about having a sound system in the
home that is capable of going 10 dB and more above those ear-bleeding
levels, is totally beyond me.


You're forgetting how much power it takes to get low bass. :-)


I didn't forget that, but I was assuming full range SPL.
You'd need *huge* amps and many, many drivers to reach that SPL in
your home...............

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