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Rmack1
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Feb 05, 2015

Honda or Yamaha Generators; which is quietest?

I was reading a thread on the various merits of Quartzite, AZ boondocking locals, and one person wrote that the only thing he hears at night was a Honda generator 150 to 200 yards from him. That's ...
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n7bsn
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Feb 05, 2015
Those that say you can't tell the difference are 100% accurate.

I worked in the sound/noise measurement world for many years and the human ear can barely tell the difference between 3dB, let alone 1dB.

Remember 3dB difference is NOT twice as loud, it's twice as much energy. The human ear is neither log (dB) nor linear. In fact most people call something twice as loud if it is 10dB "louder".

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