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Originally Posted by Cajundaddy View Post
Pretty close actually. Amplifier power's relationship to sound is logarithmic so doubling the power increases the volume 3db. With a 100db/w speaker, 10 watts will give you 110db, 20 watts will give you 113db, 100 watts will give you 120db. For reference, a Rolling Stones concert is usually around 110db.
Thanks for setting me straight. I think I confused decibels with sensitivity. Isn't sensitivity the rated decibel output of the speaker at 1m with an input of 1 watt?

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