When people buy smart speakers like Google Nest or Amazon Echo, one of their common concerns is whether the audio is loud enough to fill a room. Can it keep any party in power? Do you hear the sound of cooking in the kitchen?
Now we want to ask a similar question from another angle: can get today’s powerful smart and bluetooth speakers? Too much Loud? What are the risks involved in playing audio and top level? Is it always okay to crank up the volume if you feel like some extra bass? Let’s go down in detail.
Smart speakers and hearing loss
Let’s talk about health concerns first. When people hear sounds too loud for long periods of time, they can develop hearing problems, including tinnitus, excessive sensitivity to sound, and hearing loss. These illnesses happen using headphones where it is easy to get lost in loud noises – but can it also happen with home speakers?
According to World Health Organization, It’s all about decibels. You can hear the extra-loud noise reaching 100dB (approaching a plane engine, standing next to a roaring subway train, or setting foot in an average nightclub) for about 15 minutes a day. Longer than this and there is a risk of your hearing loss. For words registered at 85dB, a more average level, people can listen up to eight hours a day without any risk.
How does it compare to smart home speakers? There is not much danger. Speaker test seen The latest Amazon Echo has reached 81dBa (human hearing aids). Other smart speakers land in the same place, where Nest Audio reaches 81.3dBa and HomePod Mini reaches 70.2dBA. So, if you sit right next to a smart speaker and blast it to the maximum, it can reach All day (Forget conversations when this is happening), then you run the risk of hearing loss. Otherwise, there is little threat.
Loss of your smart speaker
When the audio is sky-high, the human ear is not at risk of damage. Speakers are also made of fine materials and can be damaged by extreme noise. The coils can overheat, start to damage the vibration drivers and much more.
The good news is that big damage is unlikely with smart speakers. Today’s home speakers usually have built-in limits to avoid the level and type of sound that can damage the speaker. However, vibration and over-loud audio can still cause wear over time. If you really like to crank up the base, you can’t expect your speaker to be durable and provide the same audio fidelity. Finally, it’s just going to wear out quickly. Aim for about 75% of the maximum volume to help avoid these risks.
Dealing with distortion
Smart home speakers pack a lot of sound into one small package. This brings with it some bad aspects and one that is more likely to lead to high volume distortion problems. You don’t want your favorite song to be ruined by fuzzy audio when you turn up the volume to really enjoy it.
Volume distortion problems are more likely to occur on smaller smart speakers like the Nest Mini or the like Homepod mini or Echo dot. These devices are not really designed to provide room-filling sound. Larger smart speakers can handle higher volumes more reliably, but pushing them too far can still cause problems. Again, the magic level is usually 75% of the maximum volume to prevent distortion problems. If less distortion occurs than this, the problem is more likely to be an audio connection or formatting problem. For more sound with less risk of distortion, you might want to consider something like the big Echo Studio, which is designed for serious home audio systems.
Annoyingly helpful
Sometimes, “too loud” means as annoying as hell. Smart devices with voice assistants can sometimes get into this problem – no one wants a voice assistant that is much louder than the music they are playing or loud enough to wake someone up in another room.
The problem is, for ordinary voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant, there is no way to control voice assistant volume vs. universal sound independently. When your volume is loud, your voice is going to be helpful Really If you have a routine that automatically raises the volume every morning, or if you have been listening to music for a long time without using a voice assistant, it can make you crawl.
In general, the best way to avoid problems is to turn down the volume before you start using your waking words in voice assistants. If there is a serious noise inconsistency, you should try rebooting your device so that there are no bugs that need to be flushed.
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