80 dBA
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=80938
Printed Date: May 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Topic: 80 dBA
Posted By: arcangel9
Subject: 80 dBA
Date Posted: July 29, 2006 at 2:57 PM
alright so my friend got a ticket for having his system above 80dBA now im not sure but this isnt that loud is it?
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Posted By: killer sonata
Date Posted: July 29, 2006 at 3:15 PM
no its no. most, if not all stock car audio can play above that level. Personally I believe that if you are in an area where you really shouldnt be playing your music that loud, you deserve the ticket. I normally only really rock out on the interstate. No on is going to pull me over there for playing my music too loud.
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Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: July 29, 2006 at 3:20 PM
| Sounds | dB SPL | | Rocket Launching | 180 | | Jet Engine | 140 | | Thunderclap, Air Raid Siren 1 Meter | 130 | | Jet takeoff (200 ft) | 120 | | Rock Concert, Discotheque | 110 | | Firecrackers, Subway Train | 100 | | Heavy Truck (15 Meter), City Traffic | 90 | | Alarm Clock (1 Meter), Hair Dryer | 80 | | Noisy Restaurant, Business Office | 70 | | Air Conditioning Unit, Conversational Speech | 60 | | Light Traffic (50 Meter), Average Home | 50 | | Living Room, Quiet Office | 40 | | Library, Soft Whisper (5 Meter) | 30 | | Broadcasting Studio, Rustling Leaves | 20 | | Hearing Threshold | 0 |
Not too loud at all....
Posted By: arcangel9
Date Posted: July 29, 2006 at 3:54 PM
ahh thanks for that chart kartune helps out a lot
Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: July 29, 2006 at 5:42 PM
I'm also wondering when the "law" started carrying any kind of a sound pressure meter, or something like that. I'm not an SPL guy, so I don't know the proper term. I mean I know they use radar guns....but an SPL meter??? seems odd.
Posted By: Flakman
Date Posted: July 29, 2006 at 7:03 PM
Many areas can simply ticket you if they can hear the music from your vehicle from a certain distance. And if they can hear it from that distance, it is a good indication of how loud your music is.
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Posted By: jazzcustom131
Date Posted: July 29, 2006 at 7:18 PM
I wanna know why I get pulled over for playing techno music, but no one wants to pull over these wanna be cowboy redneck reatrds for playing their country music loud as it goes. And i'm from alabama, so i'll bash the wanna be cowboy idiots all day
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