Preferred Volume level
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About 40db for the tv, normal office / classroom etc noise level.
I usually crank music to the highest possible volume, even though I know I shouldn't because I've been subjected to all the H&S presentations in the set(RIDDOR, COSHH etc).
I usually crank music to the highest possible volume, even though I know I shouldn't because I've been subjected to all the H&S presentations in the set(RIDDOR, COSHH etc).
Well, the sound reception may be subjective so or so but at least the decibel scala got some decent volume comparisons.Danny Ocean said:
Now with a 1-100... where would it end? Is 100 the loudest sound possible in our atmosphere at optimum conditions (somewhere around 195.000 db if I remember correctly)? Is it the pain treshold? Is it the highest setting on my speakers?
I guess the latter makes sense, but mine don't possess any sort of scala I could refer to and anyway they are not exactly standardized.
So yes, I do prefer the somewhat-scientific system if given the choice. Just sayin'.
There is absolutely nothing scientific about anything you guys are talking about. Actually, the 1-100 scale is probably more universal as it's just 'how loud, on the scale from quietest to loudest, do you keep your speakers', as opposed to dB-SPL ratings which no one on the Escapist has the equipment to measure in their home.
OT EDIT: I crank pretty much everything, but I keep things at a reasonable volume if other people are around, mostly because I don't want other people to hear something horrible come out of my speakers, like if I'm listening to Walking the Room.
OT EDIT: I crank pretty much everything, but I keep things at a reasonable volume if other people are around, mostly because I don't want other people to hear something horrible come out of my speakers, like if I'm listening to Walking the Room.
100 if im listening to music
varys on games, if theve got a good ost then 100, or if i really need to know in advance about my enemies positions via sound (or at least if there close), else 5 - 50 depending on the content of the game, you try and play a fighting game with all the moans without getting some strange questions from people outside of your room.
varys on games, if theve got a good ost then 100, or if i really need to know in advance about my enemies positions via sound (or at least if there close), else 5 - 50 depending on the content of the game, you try and play a fighting game with all the moans without getting some strange questions from people outside of your room.
I don't know really. If I'm using my shitty laptop speakers, around about 80% if I'm not doing anything sound-related; about 60 if I am.
If I plug in my headphones though, it goes WAAAY down to about 15/20.
My iPod on the other hand, with some really nice, noise cancelling, over-ear headphones usually goes to between 80 and 100. Beautiful
If I plug in my headphones though, it goes WAAAY down to about 15/20.
My iPod on the other hand, with some really nice, noise cancelling, over-ear headphones usually goes to between 80 and 100. Beautiful
What a weird question. Volume is not always the same. In fact, my TV set also works as a computer monitor (with speakers), and a comfortable volume for me when using the computer is around 15, but for me to hear anything when playing the videogame it has to be at least 25. On the same device.
