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minus-squareDavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoI don’t think dB is a linear scale, so it would be weird if it increases in step with IQ dropping.
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoAs sound pressure levels increase exponentially, perceived loudness increases linearly. That’s why the dB is used.
minus-squareDon Piano@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber–Fechner_law
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoThe IQ drop is also non-linear.
I don’t think dB is a linear scale, so it would be weird if it increases in step with IQ dropping.
As sound pressure levels increase exponentially, perceived loudness increases linearly. That’s why the dB is used.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber–Fechner_law
The IQ drop is also non-linear.