How to level match accurately

[Purité Audio]

Serge Auckland kindly contributed a short article on how to match output levels for blind testing.
The article is on our site in the BLOG section.
www.puriteaudio.co.uk
Keith.

 

[Werner]

Step 2) is bound to be very loud and very unpleasant, possibly hearing-damaging. That 0dBFS 1kHz test signal will be some 10dB above the average music level used in step 1)!

 

[sergeauckland]

Step 2) is bound to be very loud and very unpleasant, possibly hearing-damaging. That 0dBFS 1kHz test signal will be some 10dB above the average music level used in step 1)!

It may be, but considering that the volume level was set using a LOUD CD, one that probably will be at 0dBFS for a far amount of time, the difference may not be that great. I would wear ear defenders during this anyway.

S.