The main reason that people like the analog meter is that the needle response is not such a in your face fluctuation as seen in a digital meter. If you do not put the digital meter into slow response mode (which will average the readings out) then the numbers are just floating up and down (within a range mind you) and people visually have a tough time trying to calibrate with this, as they see the readings as being unstable making it tough to hit the 75db they are attempting to reach. With the analog meter you only see very small fluctuations in the movement of the needle and visually you can see that you are in around the 75db mark. when you put the digital meter into slow response you still get some slight variations +-1db but not the wild up and down if you had the response set to fast.
Last edited by john_henderson; 10/03/02 09:01 PM.
