Sones are a unit of loudness perception, where 1 sone is perceived as the sound level of a quiet refrigerator. An increase to 11.5 sones is quite loud, equivalent to the sound level of a vacuum cleaner or a loud air conditioning unit. Specifically, 11.5 sones is approximately 10-12 decibels louder than 1 sone, making it significantly noticeable in most environments.
Yes, 6 sones is considered loud. It falls within the range of moderate to loud noise levels and may be disruptive in certain environments such as a bedroom or office.
6 sones is considered moderately loud. It is approximately equivalent to the noise level of a typical washing machine during its spin cycle or a kitchen blender when in use.
14.3 sones is approximately equivalent to the noise level of a refrigerator running or a soft conversation. It is considered to be relatively quiet.
The higher the sones the louder the sound. For example bathroom ceiling fans usually are within 1 to 5 sones. I would say somewhere in between would suffice. Another example of how loud sones are is your refrigerator they usually range between 1 to 2 sones.
Allan Sones's birth name is Allan Thomas Sones.
Jackhammers are usually 115 decibals, which is loud enough to give you hearing damage.
You can convert the loudness in sones to the loudness level in phons. 4 sones equals 60 phons. Scroll down to related links and read "Correlation between sones und phons".
50 phons (decibels) is equivalent to 2 sones.
The loudness level at 90 dB for a 4000 Hz tone is 7 sones. Sones are a unit of perceived loudness.
You can convert the loudness in sones to the loudness level in phons. To convert the sound pressure level in dB or dBA to loudness in sones is not possible. Scroll down to related links and read "Correlation between sones und phons".
F. Mason Sones died in 1985.
F. Mason Sones was born in 1918.