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minus-squareMentalEdge@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoWhy? dB is logarithmic so it’s difficult for people to picture how loud something is, if that’s the only number given.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoAnd so are our ears. That’s why we use db. So 12db is not perceived by us to be 94% quieter.
Why? dB is logarithmic so it’s difficult for people to picture how loud something is, if that’s the only number given.
And so are our ears. That’s why we use db. So 12db is not perceived by us to be 94% quieter.