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Re: Perception of volume change at higher/lower levelsIt is definitely more noticeable at higher levels. At levels where it starts getting tiring or painful, 3dB can feel like more of a change than a 10dB change around 50dB.When the Bel scale was invented, I bet the 1Bel/10dB perceived doubling was established at levels easily achievable and controllable with the equipment available at the time, thus giving results that might not be truly representative of the 95-115dB environment we might find ourself operating in today.
Re: Perception of volume change at higher/lower levels
It is definitely more noticeable at higher levels. At levels where it starts getting tiring or painful, 3dB can feel like more of a change than a 10dB change around 50dB.
When the Bel scale was invented, I bet the 1Bel/10dB perceived doubling was established at levels easily achievable and controllable with the equipment available at the time, thus giving results that might not be truly representative of the 95-115dB environment we might find ourself operating in today.
