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A good SPL Meter
#122906 01/03/06 09:48 PM
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Hey All,
What and where can I get a good SPL Meter, preferably one that can guage up to at least; 160db.


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#122907 01/03/06 09:59 PM
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If you're measuring 160 db, I hope you have a good set of hearing protectors.

Radio Shack is pretty much the standard around here; digital or analog is up to you.


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#122908 01/03/06 10:23 PM
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160dB?

I use the Radio Shack analog meter, works for me.


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#122909 01/03/06 10:40 PM
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Have a look at this, then tell us why exactly you need 160 dB. I must admit curiosity.


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#122910 01/03/06 11:06 PM
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#122911 01/04/06 01:45 AM
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Wow... I don't think the chronographs we use for clocking handgun ammunition go up to 160 dB


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#122912 01/04/06 01:59 AM
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160db, this is not for home audio is it? don’t think any home audio could pressurize a room to 160db...





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#122913 01/04/06 02:13 AM
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Dave, as the previous replies have indicated, if you're considering a meter for audio(rather than military)usage, the levels used for calibration are in the 80dB range, and even on brief peaks more than about 110dB will rarely if ever occur in a home environment.


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#122914 01/04/06 02:25 AM
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2 words.

car audio

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lots of subwoofers =160+DB

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#122915 01/04/06 02:34 AM
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3 words:
insane hearing damage.

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annoying.


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