There is an 80-ish dB crowd, a 90-ish dB crowd, and a 100-ish dB crowd.

I'm in the 90 dB crowd. You're in the 80 dB crowd. Most of the people in the 100 dB crowd have M80s and/or separate power amps.

M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39
M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1
LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8