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mitthrowaway2today at 3:21 AM1 replyview on HN

Of course, typical of the wonderful ambiguity of decibels, 0 dB is also usually defined as the quietest sound that the human ear can perceive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_threshold_of_hearing


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ianburrelltoday at 4:08 AM

That's why important to give the scale. dBfs is full scale level, and db SPL is sound pressure level.