How loud is 140DB on bass?

[neonblack 10+ year member]

A jet engine at 100' is 140 dB so you're ready for the Laguardia Airport tarmac.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

As loud as 140dB on treble.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

A jet engine at 100' is 140 dB so you're ready for the Laguardia Airport tarmac.

Lol those comparisons are never fair, compare the frequency that a jet engine emits sound at and the low frequencies a sub puts out

 

[knotdrummer88 10+ year member]

not loud enough

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

140db at say 3khz would hurt your ears pretty fucken bad

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

140db at say 3khz would hurt your ears pretty fucken bad

No it wouldn't and you wouldn't even be able to hear it....

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

tickles my ears. not as bad as say 45hz though.

Exactly, mid/upper 40's can be VERY painful on the ear drums...

 

[av83 10+ year member]

No it wouldn't and you wouldn't even be able to hear it....

Really? I think you may have read that too fast, lol...

 

[btsteinb 10+ year member]

mid to high 50's at 30ish just makes it hard to breathe. Stupid loud mids is what makes my ears ring.

140 Is loud enough to be annoying. but not from too far away.

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

Really? I think you may have read that too fast, lol...

i hope he did, if not...

worst troll ever..

 

[av83 10+ year member]

i hope he did, if not...
worst troll ever..

Lol

 

[momofx 10+ year member]

OP, 140dB is pretty **** loud but it all comes down to how "well trained" your ear is. As mentioned in a few posts above, the actual peak frequency of your bass makes all the difference...

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Really? I think you may have read that too fast, lol...

Duh, reading forums and working fail on my part. YES that would be excruciatingly loud, kinda like the mids/highs in my van...

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

No it wouldn't and you wouldn't even be able to hear it....

Our ears are most sensitive at 1khz, 3khz at 140db would cause permanent hearing damage after mere minutes. You would be very able to hear it...

NVM, I was late to the party.

EDIT: Loved this part of that "Decibel Comparison Chart" Website- "High frequency sounds of 2-4,000 Hz are the most damaging. The uppermost octave of the piccolo is 2,048-4,096 Hz."

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

Asking this is like asking how long 3 centimeters is.