[mysterio]

I kicked a cold about a week ago. Hate being ill. Somewhat germophobic, myself.

Have to balance volume with what people can tolerate. My band has found this to be the case. People want to hear you, but they also want to not be bombarded by volume. Maybe they can split the difference.

[Quix]

80-85db is tolerable.

Folks are avoiding worship or avoiding church altogether because of the loud volume.

No excuse for that.

One can hear a slight COVENANT PLAYERS gal in the large room—not speaking loudly at all—in every corner of the room

WITH ABSOLUTELY NO MIKE OR AMPLIFICATION.

Some of it is stubbornness, selfishness, and addiction to loud sound which has a similar dopamine pleasure center response in the brain as illegal drugs and alcohol triggers.

And, the sound board man is seriously deaf. Even with hearing aids, he’s still virtually totally tone deaf.