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Originally Posted by spearfish25
Hence why I made the "call for decibels" thread. Really took off...think I was the only one to post a reading  |
Not everyone has a sound-level meter nor is anyone going to buy one just to post the results in your thread. Even then, a simple dB figure can not be easily correlated to sound-output due to the scaling of decibels. The difference in volume between 80 and 85 dB is not the same as 85 and 90 dB, as I'm sure you know. Therefore, even if you compiled a list of the dB readings for every single exhaust-system on the market as consistently and scientifically as possible, it wouldn't do much good to the average member. Let's not forget about differences in pitch and tone that decibels don't account for, too. One exhaust might be unbearable and another could be quite pleasant even if they provide they output the same level of sound.
There is no better way to compare exhaust-systems than to hear them in person.