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Am I the only one who got confused by the "Amplifies to 80dB", which I read as "Amplifies by 80dB" and went crazy trying to figure out what was going on..
by notthetup 16y ago
Am I the only one who got confused by the "Amplifies to 80dB", which I read as "Amplifies by 80dB" and went crazy trying to figure out what was going on..
- g_lined 16y agoSince dB is, by definition, a relative term it's no surprise you were confused since there is not anything for it to relate to. The best I can guess is that they mean to say 80dB(A) which relates the sound to a certain air pressure. The value is then weighted to approximate how an ear would respond. 80dB(A) has been likened to standing around 26ft from busy traffic or being 2 feet away from an alarm clock (bell or buzzer not specified).