cliveb;150185 Wrote: > 3dB is quite a big change, and very obviously noticable. > > I think there used to be a generally held view that 1dB was the > smallest change that was noticable as a loudness difference, but I'd > say that was a serious underestimate. Plenty of people notice a > loudness change when the difference is less than 1dB. > > And finally, a very small change (eg. 0.2dB) won't be consciously > noticed as a loudness change, but it *will* often be perceived as some > kind of qualitative difference. That's why A/B tests have to be so > carefully level-matched if the results are to be meaningful.
Thanks, this makes sense. Tom -- tomsi42 SB3, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, dynaBel Exact, Kimber Kable 4TC and Timbre. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomsi42's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2477 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27832 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
