Intense forward maskers produce both more masking and more release

Evidence

The release from forward masking was higher for high-intensity signals than for low. First, the greater the intensity of the forward masker, the more forward masking. Note that thresholds were higher across the board for the more intense maskers. Second, increasing the level of the forward masker also led to greater release from masking. This is observed in the greater decrease in thresholds with time for the higher masker levels than for the lower masker levels. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1035