That four . <| sep |> Raxacoricofallapatorian ! I have no idea why that is in my autocorrect history . <| sep |> I understand the monitor thing , and am willing to get a 1440 p monitor no problem . I saw on Techspot that the 1060 ran anywhere in the 70 % range of the 1070 , and Tom ' s Hardware compared the 1060 to lower models . I just don ' t see a huge advantage of getting the lower 1060 just to have to upgrade in a few years ? Please keep in mind I ' m fairly new and want you to prove me wrong , lol . I ' m probably not seeing it clearly , if you could bear with me , I really want to save money in the end , but not cut performance . <| sep |> Every waking moment . <| sep |> I imagine the cochlear as something akin to an instantanous frequency spectrum analysis type device . The ear drum operating more as a microphone . On the amplifier , there is also a compressor function that comes from the coupling between the eardrum and the small bones . As far as I recall , when subject to higher spls a muscle relaxes to reduce the tautness of the eardrum as a protection mechanism , which has the nett effect of reducing the energy transfer across the couple , appreciated by the listener as a reduction of perceived volume .