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   From: adrian@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid   
      
   GS  wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   > "Arny Krueger"  wrote:   
   > >"Mike Rivers"  wrote in message   
   > >news:icduem$3i0$1@news.eternal-september.org   
   > >   
   > >> Someone will understand a 100W or 200W amplifier, but   
   > >> won't think of one having 3 dB more (power) gain than the   
   > >> other.   
   > >   
   > >That would be their loss. If you compare amp power in dBs, and remember that   
   > >it takes about 10 dB to create the perception of "twice as loud", then a lot   
   > >of things in the real world that may seem mysterious become understandable.   
   >   
   > You got to consider that.   
   > But, for understanding basics, knowing 6 dB is twice the voltage is what   
   > people should know....   
      
   They should first know that dB is a power measurement, this is the   
   fundamental fact on which the rest is based.  When they have grasped the   
   basics, then they can be shown that the voltage is a handy way of   
   comparing two power levels in the right circumstances (and they can   
   remember some handy voltage ratios if appropriate).   
      
      
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