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by m0zg 2664 days ago
Too bad sound perception is logarithmic. 94% is nowhere near as much as one would be led to believe if one did not know what a "decibel" is. Which is just as well I suppose: makes for a very nice, clickbaity headline.

_Many_ people don't get this. People are surprised to discover that a 10W guitar amp is not that much quieter than a 100W one, and even 1W amp can be pretty darn loud, even though it's just 1% of the power.

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-12dB on a drone could mean the difference between regulatory approval or not.