What is the average volume people listen to? (AND MORE!)

By volume I mean the level of loudness people listen to on their iPods and computers (derp).

I usually have my volume on my computer down to 5 and my video players' volume 1/5 of the way up. Sometimes I have my YouTube volume all the way up and still keep my computer's volume at 5.

On my iPod Nano (4th generation), I usually have the volume turned down so low that it looks like it's practically muted. After all this I can hear it pretty well. Although I can't pick up the bass as well as I can when I have my volume turned up higher, I can hear the music and other sounds pretty well depending on the sound quality.

I used to have my volume turned up so loud that you could hear the music out of my earbuds but now I have it turned down very low with a tolerable volume level for me (just enough so I don't give myself tinnitus). Also, I switched to head phones (over ear ones).

Most of the music I listen to is either techno, Japanese (OPs and EDs of anime and other), rock, metal, classical/piano, smooth jazz, and dubstep.

Finally, I would like to point out that I pretty much listen to audio with my headphones/earbuds all day with 5-10 minute (to drink, eat, etc) breaks from the computer every 30 minutes to a couple hours.

BOTTOM LINE:
-Are my ears more sensitive compared to most people nowadays (including teens and young adults, since a lot of them nowadays listen to their music so loud that you can hear the music blasting out of their earbuds/head phones a meter or so away)?

-Would it be alright to turn up the volume a bit higher (such as maxing out the volume on the YouTube player but keeping my computer's volume at 5 and turning up the volume on my iPod when I use it to about 1/3 of the volume bar)?

-What is the volume level you listen to and what do you think (and/or according to studies) is the average level of volume everyone listens to (with the earbuds/head phones on their computers and iPods)?
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I don't have a ipod since they suck audibly to me.. but my vol on my mp3 player is 9/15 and on my computer it at 40% on the master vol.

With my headphones, about 10-12%. I also have to turn up the volume about halfway in my ipod.

Truthfully, volume can't really measure ear sensitivity because not all audio files are high quality and thus have varying volume levels. If you're using Apple earbuds with your ipod nano though I'm REALLY impressed because those are junk.

True.



Haha I've used those before but at the time I used Apple earbuds I had my volume around 50%. With $5 and $10 headphones I put the volume down to around 2% and I could hear pretty well.

Wow your hearing is definitely above average then. Superman-worthy, not so much.

This is hard to judge because the hardware used to deliver sound, as well as the software used to regulate how the hardware generally have very wide and varying degrees of operation.

I listen to my car's stereo at 20-22 depending on song quality (some are quieter than others) and that is pretty loud. it's almost enough to make your ears ring, but not quite.. it's within tollerable tweeter harshness level.

I have my pc up to about 3/4-full and have my logitech z-4's at around 1/4 :D it's pretty nice.. if i want it louder, i go to 1/2, and then my parents crack the shits cause they can hear the bass across the hallway (the old computer room was in a room across a alleyway from the actual unit (we lived in a barn lol) but it was pretty cozy)

I have my ipod up at about 3/4 whenever i'm listening to it, or 1/2.. depending on background noise, where i'm located, song quality etc etc.

when i had my old car setup (awesome splits, twin subwoofers, 1200rms of power) i had it up to 22 at max, and that was louddd~ you could feel the bass in your chest REALLY well, and i'm one that struggle to feel bass in my chest.. so y'know, it was loud, and very bassy ;D feels good man...

When I see other students in the library and can HEAR THEM blasting their little earbuds at max volume, I give them the stink eye.

WHY NOT JUST USE SPEAKERS AT THAT POINT, we all hear it ;3;

Like Tegs said, it differs for each device. Generally, for earbuds/headphones, if I can hear it if I hold it about 3-4in away from the ear, I turn it down. For speakers, if I can hear it from outside the room when the door is shut, I turn it down. The only exception to this is if I'm mixing music/sound/whatever and I have to turn the volume up a bit more to hear everything.

The master volume is always on max, but it depends on what I'm using and what I'm doing.

MAX VOLUME for everything

Between 35-40% Volume for me.

100% volume on my computer all the time, then I just adjust my speakers using the volume control located right on the speaker. It's easier that way.

MAX volume for everything

PC Volume (Headset) 45%.
PC Volume (Speakers) depends on what I feel like, but is usually under 50%.
Ipod, no more than 50%.
My Game Volume is usually turned up very high, my headset doesn't let any sound out, so it doesn't really disturb people.

PC volume: Always 100%, but I regulate it using a separate volume control for my speakers so I can't be sure. I don' like it too loud, though.
MP3 Player: Between 10-20/30, which is like 33%-66% respectively.
Television: Around 40%