Hella supertones; how loud?
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Grinder34
Track Monkey
That's not how dB works
10 dB is usually considered "twice as loud" so a difference of 40 dB would be 5x as loud...approximately. Although I think 20 dB is considered "4x as loud" so go figure. dB is on a logarithmic scale, but human ears are finicky, so nothing really works out to be truly logarithmic or linear.
I'd love to do a comparison at a meetup someday and see the difference in person vs just a recorded video (which probably does the difference no justice at all)
Spamby
Meat Product Toy
50-60 db? Hell, that's like watching tv or having a conversation. Pretty wimpy if that's the case. Just used an iPhone db app and the room with the tv on is around 60 db.
Db app in the garage had a level of 38. Db meter at the drivers door and horn honking measured 95.
A grinder in the shop measures around 120 db via a real meter and actually the iPhone app measures the same.
I just read that the average horn is around 100 db. Hella is 118db. Significant enough but it may be the dual frequency that really does it.
118 dB. I still have the box from mine and that's what's printed on it.
I have 3 horns hooked up right now. 2 Hella's and 1 OEM. It's pretty damn loud and the multiple frequencies
blend together in a harsh buzzing honk. It's not that it's a whole lot louder than stock, it's just that you don't
expect that sound to come from that Subaru.
Also, 118 dB for Hella Supertones is spot on.
Personally, my favorite thing is how they look in the grill.
blend together in a harsh buzzing honk. It's not that it's a whole lot louder than stock, it's just that you don't
expect that sound to come from that Subaru
.Also, 118 dB for Hella Supertones is spot on.
Personally, my favorite thing is how they look in the grill.
Personally, I can't stand vehicles with those air/train horns. Scares the living shit out of me
and should almost be illegal.
and should almost be illegal.
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