In Reply to: A tough question but how loud is 'loud'? Or, what is 'low listening' level? * posted by PureAudio on February 21, 2007 at 18:48:44:
Threshold of pain -134
hearing damage during short-term effect - 120
jet, 100 m distant 110 - 140
jack hammer, 1 m distant / discotheque 100
hearing damage during long-term effect 90
major road, 10 m distant 80 - 90
passenger car, 10 m 60 - 80
TV set at home level, 1 m distant 60
normal talking, 1 m distant 60
very calm room - 30
leaves noise, calm breathing 10
auditory threshold at 2 kHz 0.00002 0
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