I did not try it in my space. I just could not justify it because the 160 sounds very good.
I've been thinking about all the discussions lately around power levels and SPL. It could very well be I don't like to play my system loud because I detect distortion and find it obnoxious. We'll see what happens with the ADA and the M5HP. Maybe I'll discover I like to turn it up.
Having said that, one of my buddies came over yesterday and I had him listen to the track Ian posted. There were things he could not hear, others he could not hear clearly and most bizarre of all, no matter how much he tried, he couldn't perceive depth which was so very obvious to me. He's older than me by 5 years and has trouble hearing people when there's a lot of noise. Where I'm going with this is we have to protect our hearing because it would suck if we can't enjoy our music.
Good point. The best speakers money can buy are wasted if your hearing is permanently compromised. I can't say for sure what volumes I listen at without an SPL meter, but I feel like I'm in the same ballpark as you in terms of preferences. Sudden loud moments in movies need to be loud enough to make me jump a little. Clarity and detail are most important.
