Re: [LAD] twice as loud

From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@email-addr-hidden-dsl.net>
Date: Sat Jul 24 2010 - 11:52:01 EEST

On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 10:37 +0200, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
> On 07/22/2010 11:44 PM, fons@email-addr-hidden wrote:
>
> > Extrapolating a bit, that is one of the reasons why an
> > unamplified singer in an opera theatre can have a dramatic
> > effect that is much stronger than someone yelling into a
> > microphone and being amplified to 130 dB SPL. By which I
> > don't want to imply that amplified music is wrong in any
> > sense.
>
> *anything* at 130 dB SPL is wrong in any sense. :p

No, I wish to listen to the opera at the other mountaintop. Regarding to
the German wiki about SPL, the pain threshold is at 134 dB at the ear.
Assumed the opera house is at another mountaintop or in the valley, even
130 dB could be a little bit to less power. ;D

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