dB Sound Pressure Level

Loudspeaker Efficiency

Very High
(99dB/W/m) *

Medium
(87dB/W/m)

Low
(81dB/W/m)

 
130dB Cannon (peak)

795

12,600

50,120

128dB  
126dB  
124dB  
122dB  
120dB  
118dB  
116dB Very loud rock

40

631

2,512

114dB  
112dB Very loud classical (peak)

13

200

795

110dB  
108dB  
106dB  
104dB  
102dB Very loud classical (average)

1.3

20

80

100dB  
98dB  
96dB  
94dB Loud classical

0.19

3.2

12.6

92dB  
90dB  
88dB  
86dB  
84dB Moderately loud classical

0.025

0.4

1.6

82dB  
80dB  
78dB  
76dB  
74dB Soft popular music

0.0019

0.03

0.12

72dB  
70dB  
68dB Soft classical music

0. mW)

0. mW)

0. mW)

66dB  
64dB  
62dB  
60dB  

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