How loud is "unbelievably loud" anyway?

That’s the question posed by my review today at CNET.com.au. Along the way, I discuss the old round mice that DEC used to ship (remember those?), tiny accordions and the infamous head explosion scene from Scanners. I’m nothing if not varied.
X-mini II Capsule Speakers: “The exterior packaging for the X-mini II Capsule Speakers warns that they’re “unbelievably loud”, which gave us some pause for thought. We’ve got a pretty wide and often interesting imagination, and this made us worried…”