Talk:Programme level

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I take issue with some statements in this article:

"This turns out to be irrelevant though, because a typical ‘hi-end’ loudspeaker is not capable of reproducing anything above 105 dB SPL. Even very expensive professional studio monitors only manage 110 or 115 dB SPL, and then only at 3 m listening distance!"

Maybe it's just the "typical" part that's throwing me but it's not very difficult to find loudspeakers capable of shooting way past 105dB. The Klipsch RF-83 has a rating of 100dB at 1W meaning that at 128W (not unreasonable for someone with high end speakers) they've got a rating of 121dB. I know that's a very efficient speaker, but I'm guessing many other companies blow right past the "typical" 105dB as well. I had some cheap bookshelf speakers rated at 89dB@1W with a max power of 125W meaning they could easily hit 107dB at 64W. If I'm missing or misunderstanding something, please let me know.

The "3m listening distance" line is also throwing me, because it seems such an arbitrary measurement. A one meter distance makes sense, because that's the distance you would actually measure the SPL at. - MordredKLB 16:31, 10 April 2007 (UTC)