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Originally posted by charlie:
That's the real trick isn't it - figuring out what level to assign as 'zero'. I wonder how the voltage gain (wide open) on the 950 compares to the competition. I also wonder what 0db was for soundhounds noise measurements.


I measured the noise on the 950 with the trims at "0" and the main volume knob at "00", with the inut on 'analog', and _not_ in the bypass mode The noise measurements are referenced to .775v, which is acknowledged as "zero db" in engineering terms. If Outlaw referenced the 1.5 volts they state as 'reference level' in the owner's manual, then you would add 5.73db to my measurements. If they referenced 2.0 volts, then you would add 8.23db to my measurements. If they were _really_ stretching the truth and referenced the maximum output level of the 950 which is 6.3 volts, then you could add 18.2db to my measurements.

I prefer to _not_ play with the numbers and use .775v as a hard, fast reference, not open to any intrepretation. In other words, if it hisses like a duck at this reference, then it is indeed a hissy duck.