KDS
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I've been using the Sonics for quite a while now. I tried the foam inserts but they took all the high end away. If your ears ring after a gig you are hearing the frequencies you are losing. Protect yourself!
rabies said:eltrain858 said:anyone who's used these.. what level NR filters did you get? 9 seems puny and 25 seems excessive, but i really have no frame of reference
read my post above regarding NR db with the UE's...
rabies said:Anybody here actually use or have used the UE plugs?
That'll be because in the garage a lot of the sound will be coming back at you from the walls, so you're getting the vibrations over and over again. In a gig environment most of the sound is absorbed by people, so it may very well seem quieter.triple rectumfrier said:It seems to me stage volume is never as loud as practice volume is...am I missing something? I never feel the need to wear plugs on stage but in a garage I almost have to.
That's news to me. On the standard dbSPL (Decibel Sound Pressure Level) scale -6db is half the level. Remember the decibel scale is logarithmic not linear, that is to say just because -6db is half the level doesn't mean that -3db is three quarters of it.matt_o said:A 10dB drop is subjectively half as loud.
Have a look the 'Measuring Sound' pdf at http://www.bksv.com/2148.asp. Pages 6-9 or so give some more info.
Matt
triple rectumfrier said:what does that mean
stadidas said:That's news to me. On the standard dbSPL (Decibel Sound Pressure Level) scale -6db is half the level. Remember the decibel scale is logarithmic not linear, that is to say just because -6db is half the level doesn't mean that -3db is three quarters of it.matt_o said:A 10dB drop is subjectively half as loud.
Have a look the 'Measuring Sound' pdf at http://www.bksv.com/2148.asp. Pages 6-9 or so give some more info.
Matt
matt_o said:Also note that the attenuation at 125Hz (bass frequencies) is almost 10dB less (half as loud remember) as at 2000Hz (treble frequencies) - thus you find yourself turning the treble way up to compensate. The custom moulded plugs should have a lot better balance across the different frequencies.
eltrain858 said:stadidas said:That's news to me. On the standard dbSPL (Decibel Sound Pressure Level) scale -6db is half the level. Remember the decibel scale is logarithmic not linear, that is to say just because -6db is half the level doesn't mean that -3db is three quarters of it.matt_o said:A 10dB drop is subjectively half as loud.
Have a look the 'Measuring Sound' pdf at http://www.bksv.com/2148.asp. Pages 6-9 or so give some more info.
Matt
yeah, 6 dB is the REAL difference for doubling spl, but for the human auditory system we perceive 10 dB as doubling (empirically determined)
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