Perceived loudness of the human ear is not linear, but logarithmic. Thus a doubling of loudness (+3dB) is not heard as such.
1dB used to be considered the minimum step which a normal person would hear a difference, but later research found that actually there was a range from 1dB to 3dB where people could hear a difference. I used the term 'barely perceptible' deliberately to mean a little more than 'just perceptible' in order to try and cover the range of people above. In the end a 3dB change is perceived as a very small difference in volume, no matter how sensitive your hearing. -- bigfool1956 David Ayers Music is what counts, hifi just helps us enjoy it more ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bigfool1956's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13782 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43045 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
