Members rasputin1963 Posted October 16, 2015 Members Share Posted October 16, 2015 A record-setting -20.3 dB. Now that's QUIET. Have you ever sat in an anechoic chamber? Did you like the sensation.... or did you find it unnerving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted October 16, 2015 Moderators Share Posted October 16, 2015 Yeah, the big one we have at the university where I worked. It made my ears "match" in that for the few minutes I was in there I felt "normal" in the sense that both my ears felt the same. I lost all the hearing in my right ear a few years ago to barotrauma. Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dboomer Posted October 17, 2015 Members Share Posted October 17, 2015 Inside anechoic chambers was always creepy to me. I always leave the door open as a means to counteract dizziness when in the chamber. I imagine this one would be even more severe ( but I'd love to give it a shot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted October 17, 2015 Members Share Posted October 17, 2015 I was in one with a class in the early 80's at one of the tech joints around here, Rockwell in Huntington Beach, it seems to me, where they test rocket subsystems. Not sure how the chamber fit in. Not sure of its rating. But it was plenty quiet. Interesting hearing playback in it. I think that was part of the point of going there, come to think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philboking Posted October 22, 2015 Members Share Posted October 22, 2015 We have a couple at work. It is an antenna chamber but is effective at blocking sound and light too. Pretty strange to be in the for more than a minute... It really makes the tinnitus stand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 A record-setting -20.3 dB. Now that's QUIET. Very quiet indeed! As a point of reference, a well designed and built recording studio is typically in the 20-30dB ambient noise floor range. Have you ever sat in an anechoic chamber? Did you like the sensation.... or did you find it unnerving? Yes - there was one at a research lab I used to work at. Yes, it's a strange feeling. You can actually hear weird stuff from your own body, like your heart beating, that you normally don't notice because it's masked by environmental sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted October 26, 2015 CMS Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 It really makes the tinnitus stand out. Yeah yeah, enough about that; now is anyone going to answer that phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted October 26, 2015 CMS Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 All jokes aside, tinnitus sucks. I avoid very quiet areas to prevent it becoming noticeable. I really miss total silence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Sorry Craig - I shouldn't have laughed. I didn't realize you suffer from it. Tinnitus is no joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted October 27, 2015 CMS Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Phil, no worries at all...if I couldn't laugh about it as well as hate it, I wouldn't have posted a (lame) joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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