Decibel (Loudness) Comparison Chart. Here are some interesting numbers, collected from a variety of sources, that help one to understand the volume levels of various sources and how they can affect our hearing.
One-third of the total power of a 75-piece orchestra comes from the bass drum. High frequency sounds of 2-4,000 Hz are the most damaging. Basics in music acoustics.
Speaker Placement. Equalisation. Sound formats/Audio Compression. Dac. Audio Ramblings - The QB-9 DAC from Ayre and the BDA-1 DAC from Bryston by Dave Clark I find it always amusing when someone on some chat board asks the innocent question, "What is the best DAC for around 'X' amount of money?
" and assumes that there will be some collective agreement that a specific DAC will be the deal of the century over all other DACs. Okay, sorry, not really amusing… more of a "come on… are you really that clueless and expect there to be one universally accepted DAC for you to buy!? "