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re: Tennessee officially dethrones LSU as College Football's loudest stadium
Posted on 10/20/26 at 10:57 pm to Lonnie Utah
Posted on 10/20/26 at 10:57 pm to Lonnie Utah
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A weighted (dBa) or C weighted (dBc) reading? It makes a HUGE difference.
It was a GFY weighted (dBgfy)
Posted on 10/21/26 at 5:37 am to clamdip
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It was a GFY weighted (dBgfy)
Because I have a little knowledge on the subject (measurement of sound pressure levels), I asked the appropriate question on what scale they used to measure it. dBa approximates human hearing, while dBc includes frequencies that dba does not (10-200 Hz). dBc is generally used to measure "event sounds" but human voices generally are around 1k Hz so the extra frequency range of dBc shouldn't make a difference.
I asked a legitimate scientific and technical question but I guess you were too stupid to know that.
I'm not the one that needs to GFY. Instead of making a snarky comment why don't you go read a book and learn something.....
This post was edited on 10/21/26 at 5:50 am
Posted on 10/21/26 at 6:28 am to Lonnie Utah
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Because I have a little knowledge on the subject (measurement of sound pressure levels), I asked the appropriate question on what scale they used to measure it. dBa approximates human hearing, while dBc includes frequencies that dba does not (10-200 Hz). dBc is generally used to measure "event sounds" but human voices generally are around 1k Hz so the extra frequency range of dBc shouldn't make a difference.
I asked a legitimate scientific and technical question but I guess you were too stupid to know that.
I'm not the one that needs to GFY. Instead of making a snarky comment why don't you go read a book and learn something.....
So, was it loud or not ?
Posted on 10/21/26 at 6:29 am to Zgeo
Let’s laugh at this retard thinking a stadium that’s half-and-half would set a noise record
Posted on 10/21/26 at 6:54 am to StringedInstruments
I read that Tennessee was piping in noise too.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 7:04 am to gamecockman12
I tried to watch some of that game, in between breaks of watching Ole Miss scoring on Missouri. On tv it looked like the lights in the Tennessee stadium were being rapidly cycle off/on when Alabama had the ball. Is that a usual practice ?
Posted on 10/21/26 at 7:06 am to One Arm Steve
quote:he never makes that face facing LSU, he owns them.
Steve
Hahahaha that face from Kaden is meme-worthy.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 7:28 am to Trumansfangs
130 no matter how you measure it is extremely loud. People standing in the crowd would say that 130 dBa is louder than 130 dBc because of the amount of energy carried by low frequency sound waves that dBa doesn't measure.
Eta: There are also tricks to measuring the SPL. For example, if your stadium is shaped with steep, overhanging decks (Willy B in Columbia) or canopies (Autzen), schools will purposely place their official decibel meters right at the acoustic focal points where the architecture naturally bottles up and amplifies the noise. They also use the public address system to game the system, blasting the stadium speakers right over the loudest sections to trigger an immediate feedback loop of screaming (Cough, Tennessee, Cough). Uninsulated aluminum bleachers can acts like a massive drum amplifying low-frequency energy to artificially spike those peak SPL readings.
Eta: There are also tricks to measuring the SPL. For example, if your stadium is shaped with steep, overhanging decks (Willy B in Columbia) or canopies (Autzen), schools will purposely place their official decibel meters right at the acoustic focal points where the architecture naturally bottles up and amplifies the noise. They also use the public address system to game the system, blasting the stadium speakers right over the loudest sections to trigger an immediate feedback loop of screaming (Cough, Tennessee, Cough). Uninsulated aluminum bleachers can acts like a massive drum amplifying low-frequency energy to artificially spike those peak SPL readings.
This post was edited on 10/21/26 at 8:11 am
Posted on 10/21/26 at 8:27 am to Lonnie Utah
Now before y'all get all excited about the look on Kalen DeBoer's face. He looks like that all the time even at home.
I'll give The Toothless Ones their due. Even on TV it came across as extremely loud.
I'll give The Toothless Ones their due. Even on TV it came across as extremely loud.
This post was edited on 10/21/26 at 8:29 am
Posted on 10/21/26 at 8:33 am to StringedInstruments
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Tennessee
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College Football's loudest stadium
Yeah, I'm not looking forward to going there
Tennessee and LSU are in a class of their own, maybe Florida too, louder than any stadium in the country
Posted on 10/21/26 at 8:35 am to TigerCat33
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According to SI Tennessee was already at the top of that list. How did this “dethrone” LSU?
LSU was ranked 5 and this article was written in June of 2026.
Neyland Stadium, Tennessee — 137 dB
Husky Stadium, Washington — 133.6 dB
Williams-Brice Stadium, South Carolina — 133.6 dB
Memorial Stadium, Clemson — 132.8 dB
Tiger Stadium, LSU — 130 dB
Autzen Stadium, Oregon — 127 dB
Lane Stadium, Virginia Tech — 126.2 dB
Kyle Field, Texas A&M — 126 dB
Beaver Stadium, Penn State — 122 dB
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida — 115 dB
And one more thing, since the scale is logarithmic (an increase of 10 dB is a doubling of sound pressure), Tennessee @ 137 dB vs. LSU @ 130 dB means at their loudest, Neyland Stadium sounded roughly 1.6 times louder (about 60% louder) than death valley (assuming these number are accurate).
This post was edited on 10/21/26 at 8:40 am
Posted on 10/21/26 at 8:37 am to Lonnie Utah
You're right. dBa is the typical measurement and accounts for the fact that we are (luckily) not as sensitive to low frequency sounds as we are to others, 2000-4000 Hz specifically. Most "background noise" is low frequency in nature and carries way more power when compared to higher frequency sounds. If the recordings was measured in anything other than dBa it would be dirty pool.
In 1999 and 2000 I was routinely on the field when my professor made sound level measurements and they routinely hit at least 110-120 dBa on the field. I forget what my professor said was the loudest measurement and moment but I think it was Florida in 98.
In 1999 and 2000 I was routinely on the field when my professor made sound level measurements and they routinely hit at least 110-120 dBa on the field. I forget what my professor said was the loudest measurement and moment but I think it was Florida in 98.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 8:37 am to Gen Patton
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Tennessee and LSU are in a class of their own,
Wrong. Willy B is louder than death valley according to the numbers. Officially, they are tied for second...
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Neyland Stadium, Tennessee — 137 dB
Husky Stadium, Washington — 133.6 dB
Williams-Brice Stadium, South Carolina — 133.6 dB
Memorial Stadium, Clemson — 132.8 dB
Tiger Stadium, LSU — 130 dB
Posted on 10/21/26 at 8:38 am to VOL IN
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You're right.
I know I'm right.
But thanks for explaining it to those that doubt what I'm saying.
This post was edited on 10/21/26 at 8:39 am
Posted on 10/21/26 at 8:40 am to StringedInstruments
Tennessee could probably put 200,000 in a stadium. East Tennessee basically shuts down on game day.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 8:45 am to Lonnie Utah
What's your profession? Must know a little something about hearing conservation.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 8:51 am to VOL IN
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What's your profession? Must know a little something about hearing conservation.
But I picked up most of this knowledge long ago as an audio hobbyist. I've had tinnitus for the better part of 2 decades, but ironically my hearing isn't bad, given my age.
This post was edited on 10/21/26 at 8:53 am
Posted on 10/21/26 at 9:39 am to Lonnie Utah
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A weighted (dBa) or C weighted (dBc) reading? It makes a HUGE difference.
It was 130.3 dBA with 7 second duration. I've read that they were using a calibrated Larson Davis SLM (I'm assuming they used an LxT2, since I've seen them used by the Health Sciences Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, who took took the measurements). I'd love to see simultaneous Octave Band Analysis on these measurements.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 9:42 am to madmaxvol
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It was 130.3 dBA with 7 second duration. I've read that they were using a calibrated Larson Davis SLM (I'm assuming they used an LxT2, since I've seen them used by the Health Sciences Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, who took took the measurements). I'd love to see simultaneous Octave Band Analysis on these measurements.
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It was 130.3 dBA with 7 second duration.
Seriously, the duration part is impressive.
That exceeds OSHA's recommended time intensity daily exposure
If you do the math, the not to exceed time for 130.3 dB's is just under 1 second.
This post was edited on 10/21/26 at 9:46 am
Posted on 10/21/26 at 12:08 pm to Monroe03
Proof? 
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