118dB. In my 1900 cu.ft. living room, at 10 feet away, on a 1000-8 and a 1000-2, I had them up to 116dBC and that was at -12 on my pre-amp. I don't know how much more the ADAs could handle before self-protecting. In that environment, I listened at -34.

I say again, they are a WAD (Weapon of Aural Destruction). You can destroy your hearing and vestibular senses very quickly and before you know it. If you listen to high dynamic range recordings at a few nominal Watts, the peaks will crush you.


House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Linearity and mid-woofers are over-rated