You guys act like this is rocket surgery.
130 db uncomfortably loud
81 - 100 db very loud
60 - 80 db moderately loud
50 db and below, quiet
http://www.rcaanews.org/noiselev.htm
[FONT="]Sounds[/FONT] [FONT="]dB SPL[/FONT]
[FONT="]Rocket Launching[/FONT] [FONT="]180[/FONT]
[FONT="]Jet Engine[/FONT] [FONT="]140[/FONT]
[FONT="]Thunderclap, Air Raid Siren 1 Meter[/FONT] [FONT="]130[/FONT]
[FONT="]Jet takeoff (200 ft)[/FONT] [FONT="]120[/FONT]
[FONT="]Rock Concert, Discotheque[/FONT] [FONT="]110[/FONT]
[FONT="]Firecrackers, Subway Train[/FONT] [FONT="]100[/FONT]
[FONT="]Heavy Truck (15 Meter), City Traffic[/FONT] [FONT="]90[/FONT]
[FONT="]Alarm Clock (1 Meter), Hair Dryer[/FONT] [FONT="]80[/FONT]
[FONT="]Noisy Restaurant, Business Office[/FONT] [FONT="]70[/FONT]
[FONT="]Air Conditioning Unit, Conversational Speech[/FONT] [FONT="]60[/FONT]
[FONT="]Light Traffic (50 Meter), Average Home[/FONT] [FONT="]50[/FONT]
[FONT="]Living Room, Quiet Office[/FONT] [FONT="]40[/FONT]
[FONT="]Library, Soft Whisper (5 Meter)[/FONT] [FONT="]30[/FONT]
[FONT="]Broadcasting Studio, Rustling Leaves[/FONT] [FONT="]20[/FONT]
[FONT="]Hearing Threshold[/FONT] [FONT="]0[/FONT]
http://www.jimprice.com/prosound/db.htm