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This means at 0.5 Vrms, it should be 96 dB. However, when I hear the audio or tone. It doesn't sound as if its 96 dB SPL. It is at comfortable normal conversation level. Do I need to subtract the value in dB of the attenuator too?
Thanks for your answer. So when I measure 1 Vrms going through my headphones that equals 102 dB. My sound card (headphone amp) also mentions that Voltage gain = +6dB (optimised for loudness). Does this mean when I measure voltage or rather when the calibration tone (1 Khz) is played out, it has a gain of +6 dB.