DB Levels

[Steven206Seattl 10+ year member]

What do you guys usually run your subs around? 120 decibels won't damage your ears will it? I don't have my system hooked up yet but what is a good range to run it from?

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[HotCarl 10+ year member]

go 165 @ 20hz daily or //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/ban.gif.ce8465566702ef9f72e97e794ed1c86a.gif

 

[Steven206Seattl 10+ year member]

Ban?

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

I like to keep mine at 145.7 debeez, nothing more nothing less //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[mannyb18b]

this is an odd question...ban? lol jk. I would think that when I am playing music decently loud a 130-135. When I really listen to it loud, 144...I wouldn't recommend that nor anything higher for longer than a min. or so. But you will prob. get some damage lol. 120 should be fine, make sure no distortion an your good to go!

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

What kind of question is this?

I listen to my subs @ a level that blends with my mids/highs...

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

As loud as needed without being overbearing...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Oops, I'm supposed to say I "bump that shit lowwd, yo!"

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****, Trigger beat me with the voice of reason.

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

my mids and highs will hit 120db.lol

 

[Steven206Seattl 10+ year member]

All ears are different though so i'm gonna see how much I can go til my ears ring. I wanna listen to music my whole life not for a year.

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

I listen to mine turned down most of the time. But when I am at the competitions and shows, I crank it up to around 146 db. Thats the loudest I have been.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

120 db isn't that loud at all for bass i usually hvae mine in the 130-140 db range when i'm cruizin

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

my mids and highs will hit 120db.lol

that's freakin ear piercing! loudest i've got mine were 110 db sounded like a rock concert in my car

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

yeah, I doubt your mids are hitting 120, unless your running horns and 8s or someithing Most components wont' hit that, I wouldn't think anyway. 120 of bass will damage your hearing with prolonged exposure, or short periods over a long period of time, aka daily driving. 120db's A-weighted will damage your hearing instantly, or within a minute or so.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

hmm, what do you mean by A-weighted?

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

A weighted is a "fancy" way of saying frequencies that are treble. Since your ears get less sensative at very high and low frequencies, and peak near 2-3k, you can do hearing damage with midrange easier. A- weighted scales in regard to decibel ratings are those that are considered "loud" to the ear. Meaning something near 1-5k, near the peak of hearing. Here's quick and easy reading.

http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/articles/3F50D03B51D16EF386256904007DFFC0