Sones are a unit of measurement used to express the loudness of a sound. It is a subjective measure that quantifies the perceived loudness of a sound by a human listener. One sone is defined as the loudness of a sound that is perceived by a typical human listener to be as loud as a ticking clock or a normal conversation.
While the math involves complex psychoacoustics, a rough rule of thumb for converting sones to decibels is as follows: sones meaning
While physical sound intensity is measured objectively in decibels (dB SPL), human perception of "loudness" is nonlinear and frequency-dependent. The son is the standard unit of perceived loudness . Unlike decibels, which measure pressure, the sone scale is linear with respect to subjective sensation: a sound rated as 2 sones is perceived as twice as loud as a sound rated as 1 sone. Sones are a unit of measurement used to