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		relaxing 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The scientific “unit” we call the decibel That’s true but not that helpful for determining what your ears actually hear.

creeble 4 days ago [–]

For music, they hear about 10dB is half/twice as loud.

relaxing 3 days ago | [–]

That’s true but not really helpful for understanding what the amplifier is reading (thanks to nonlinearities down the line.)

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