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		mitthrowaway2 85 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The scientific “unit” we call the decibel Even then, you'll get different results if it's 10 dB of voltage gain or 10 dB of power gain. You need to know what the actual units are.

mcnamaratw 85 days ago [–]

No, dB are always power gain.

davrosthedalek 85 days ago | [–]

Exactly, and that's why a voltage gain of factor 10 is 20dB, because it's a power gain of factor 100.

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