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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 07:02 AM
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is 130 dB loud?

i mean. is it true. the whole... 10 db is 9 db x 2?
like it's two times louder than the last decibel?

cuz then 152 db must be a hell alot louder.
Old Apr 13, 2007 | 07:17 AM
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 07:25 AM
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Thank you very much. So you think 130db air horns, would be hella loud?
Old Apr 13, 2007 | 07:34 AM
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..... i think someone with a shotgun can kill you easily during the time you honked that horn and no one would care.
Old Apr 13, 2007 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
..... i think someone with a shotgun can kill you easily during the time you honked that horn and no one would care.
Well they might care, in fact they just may offer to buy the shooter lunch. I know I would.
Old Apr 13, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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If you are talking about the Stebel Nautilus or Wolo Bad Boy, GET IT NOW! Best safety feature on my car. 134db's really wakes them up.
Old Apr 13, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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Why would people buy the ones with air compressors when the small 12v ones are alot cheaper?
Old Apr 13, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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The Stebel is a 12V airhorn with an integrated compressor. Priced at 35-50 bucks. 134db. Easy install. No external compressors. Air horns are LOUD!
Old Apr 13, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Loud and ear bleeding? I want ear bleeding. Haha.
Old Apr 13, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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Pretty much ear bleeding if you are less than 5 ft away. Only slightly ear bleeding beyond that. If you want an actual train horn go to www.hornblasters.com They have some really funny videos of people bleeding from the ears. Legally the Stebel is about as loud as you want to go. I have one on my xB and my scooter. A correction from the earlier post,,,the Stebel is rated at 139db at 4ft. If you literally want to be heard for miles around go to hornblasters. If you just want to scare the yellow stuff out of stupid drivers then get the Stebel. The cops won't pull you over as much either.
Old Apr 13, 2007 | 11:40 PM
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Just a side note. The whole reason i got one of these horns is because another xB in town passed by me in a parking lot and beeped at me with his Stebel and i literally jumped in my seat. My next thought was DAMN! I gotta get me one of those!
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I have a set of train horns on my xB that are supposed to hit 150DB, not proven yet, but loud as heck at 150PSI
Old May 7, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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Hey BsBox can you get me a site for that Stebel? All I can find is motorcycle ones.
Old May 8, 2007 | 03:30 AM
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I've got psycho blasters from horn blasters. I really need to get the fittings to hook them up. They were rated for like 130db at 100psi, I plan on using 175psi.
Old May 10, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Ty_Max
Hey BsBox can you get me a site for that Stebel? All I can find is motorcycle ones.
SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG

www.stebel.it

FYI the Nautilus compact is for cars/motorcycles. They're all pretty much for whatever you can fit them on. I have a Nautilus on my scooter.
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I didn't go with hornblasters because they are "get you arrested" loud and i didn't want a separate compressor adding wieght and taking up space.
Old May 11, 2007 | 02:37 AM
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Thanks a bunch
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