[AWildC182]

Depends on where you measure from but yea, 70 might be low. You can talk over two dozen heavies pulling 2ks on air rowers which definitely places it under 100dB.

[t-writescode]

When you're looking for a rowing machine for your apartment, these numbers become much more important.

I ended up with a low-price water rower. I can watch TV while rowing and can still hear the TV at a mostly reasonable volume.