• tty5English
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    Decibel scale is logarithmic, which means 10db change is reducing perceived volume by half.

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      No. It means the sound energy is dropped by half. Our audio perception is also logarithmic however. It’s why we use db.

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        Almost. a 10db change is a 10x difference in power and roughly 2x difference in perceived loudness

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          Except if you read the information its only actually a 2 db decrease