how loud........

[hardrockfan 10+ year member]

i'm wondering how loud in decibals can 230 watts RMS be....i have a 12 inch Pioneer sub. any guesses? thanks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/peace.gif.2db28b618ed8d1964ebbe2f5021d2c39.gif

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

1203543223...

point eight.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

in all seriousness, you can't determine that unless you get some mc time. Decibel levels are completely install dependent.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

I can promise you it will be somewhere between 100db and 175db.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

like statedabove but 0-180.

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

I can promise you it will be somewhere between 100db and 175db.

hey dont shortchange him, i thought the absolute max was closer to 194dB! somewhere over on SD, i'll go look...

 

[hardrockfan 10+ year member]

at 230 rms u think the sub can hit over 100 decibals?

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

at 230 rms u think the sub can hit over 100 decibals?

you could break 100 with just your head unit.

 

[hardrockfan 10+ year member]

i got a pioneer 200 watt head unit, 4 pioneer 6X8 speakers, 600 watt Rockford amp(new ones, silver), and 1 Pioneer sub

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

rustling leaves 20 dB

whispering 25 dB

library 30 dB

refrigerator 45 dB

average home 50 dB

normal conversation 60 dB

clothes dryer 60 dB

washing machine 65 dB

dishwasher 65 dB

car 70 dB

vacuum cleaner 70 dB

mixer 70 dB

electric sewing machine 70 dB

busy traffic 75 dB

mini-bike 80 dB

alarm clock 80 dB

noisy restaurant 80 dB

office tabulator 80 dB

outboard motor 80 dB

passing snowmobile 80 dB

average factory 85 dB

electric shaver 85 dB

screaming child 90 dB

passing motorcycle 90 dB

convertible ride on frw 95 dB

subway train 100 dB

diesel truck 100 dB

woodworking shop 100 dB

pneumatic drill 100 dB

boiler shop 100 dB

jackhammer 100 dB

helicopter 105 dB

power mower 105 dB

snowmobile drvrs seat 110 dB

inboard motorboat 110 dB

sandblasting 110 dB

live rock music 90-130 dB

auto horn 120 dB

propeller aircraft 120 dB

air raid siren 130 dB

THRESHOLD OF PAIN 140 dB

gunshot 140 dB

jet engine 140 dB

rocket launching 180 dB

so compare what you system sound like and it will tell you about how loud

 

[hardrockfan 10+ year member]

it's as loud as a power mower.

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

screaming child 90 dB

no friggin way, i know a few kids that can reach faaaaar louder then that. Lmao

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

depends on the frequencies of the sounds, though...a rocket going off is way, way more powerful than a stereo would be at that same power level, because the stereo is playing a single note while the rocket is blasting you on a wide spectrum of frequencies.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

DB scores are overrated. Unless you are a competitor, they are meaningless.

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

well, in reference to the threshold of human hearing, 10^-12,

10 * log(230 / 10^-12) = 143.6 dBW, not dBSPL which is what you're looking for.