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Why is bass sometimes the loudest? (kbin.social)
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So you know when it's quiet and your neighbor is playing loud music, but you can only hear the bass? Why is it like that?

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[–] Zeth0s 11 points 2 years ago

My best eli5: Lower frequencies easily propagate through building floors and walls. Higher frequencies decay sooner and are more easily weakened and adsorbed by walls.