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When you are listening to music and you continue to turn the volume up, there is a certain point where you just sorta feel "full" of the music. It is a fabulous feeling. Is there a specific word for this?

I thought nirvana may apply but I wasn't sure.

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Ouchmyearsarebleeding? Or callmybrokerandbyhearingaidstock? Not that I don't like some music so loud that you can feel it, but it is very bad for your hearing. – dmckee Jan 19 '12 at 19:04
Umm, "nirvana" is a word with a specific meaning in Buddhist theology that has nothing to do with music. It has acquired a general meaning of "feeling of extreme well-being", that has, as far as I can figure out, nothing to do with the Buddhist meaning. I suppose you could use it to describe your feeling about music, but it's certainly not specific to that. – Jay Jan 19 '12 at 19:15
I'm not talking about that loud. I mean like 90 decibels. – SamB Jan 19 '12 at 19:23

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Eleven, as in "These go to eleven."

You'd probably enjoy these songs, then.

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I'd say my body is vibrating to the music.

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I call it, "The point just before my head explodes." – Jay Jan 19 '12 at 19:16
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I'd say that you have reached the point of corporal resonance... but I don't think there's any specific word for such a feeling.

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