Jafra Nail Lacquer Nail PolishtomboNov 16, 07:57 AMI did a test when I got the speakers. I played a cd direct over the speakers with no EQ. I got distortion at the highest volumes. Most of my ripped music is at 128kbps AAC and some at 160kbps, and the distortion is much the same at high vol. But mostly what they are designed for is use around their 'medium' volume. I just wanted to see how loud