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   Alex to flipper   
   Re: amplifier input sensitivity   
   23 Apr 10 00:49:43   
   
   From: apogosso@tpg.com.au   
      
   "flipper"  wrote in message   
   news:muvts5lk2fhhg0tg16p55gnlm5mtqm7ar3@4ax.com...   
   > No it isn't. dBV is specified relative to 1V. I.E. 0dBV is 1V, 10dBV   
   > is 10V, etc. There is no 'ambiguity' nor is it 'misleading'.   
      
   This is a mistake, by the way.   
   +10dBV is approximately 3.1V.   
   +20dBV is 10V.   
      
   >   
   > dBu is specified relative to .775V (rounded). I.E. 0dBV is .775V   
   > (rounded), 10dBu is 7.746V, etc.   
      
   The same mistake.   
   +20dBu corresponds to 7.75V.   
      
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