[sdiy] BBD's in series and accumulative S/N ratio degradation.

[aankrom]

That's what I was saying! See how confusing it is? :-) I was saying 
120dB ISN'T twice as loud as 60dB. I was referring to a statement I made 
earlier, which probably led to my lack of clarity.

On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:43:09 -0800, Neil Johnson wrote:
> Umm....
>
> aankrom wrote:
>> I wasn't suggesting that 63dB was the same as 60dB, just that two 
>> sound
>> sources producing 60dB wasn't merely doubled to 120dB to get double 
>> the
>> loudness.
>
> Going from 60dB to 63dB _is_ doubling the loudness!
>
> (or x1.414 if you're talking voltage.  60dB to 66dB would be doubling
> of voltage).
>
> Neil