| |
160 |
|
| Jet engine - close up |
|
|
| |
150 |
Snare drums played hard at 6 inches away
Trumpet peaks at 5 inches away |
| |
140 |
Rock singer screaming in microphone (lips on mic) |
| Threshold of pain |
|
|
| |
130 |
|
| Pnuematic (jack) hammer |
|
Cymbal crash |
| Planes on airport runway |
120 |
|
| |
|
Fender guitar amplifier, full volume at 10 inches away |
| Power tools |
110 |
|
| Subway (not the sandwich shop) |
100 |
|
| |
90 |
|
| Heavy truck traffic |
|
|
| |
80 |
Typical home stereo listening level
Acoustic guitar, played with finger at 1 foot away |
| Average factory |
|
|
| |
70 |
|
Busy street
|
|
Small orchestra |
| |
60 |
Conversational speech at 1 foot away |
| Average office noise |
50 |
|
| Quiet conversation |
40 |
|
| Quiet office |
30 |
|
| Quiet living room |
20 |
|
| |
10 |
Quiet recording studio |
| |
0 |
Threshold of hearing for healthy youths |
