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I have the same experience but I realized they call it sound level meter and not SPL meter.

Heh - my new Rat Shack SPL meter should arrive here 2moro. I didn't like analog, so I bought a digital one from their website. I hope it's accurate, as I already sold my analog one - lol.

Hey DJ_Stunna,

I've heard many people say they actually prefer the analog over the digital spl meter. They've said it's harder to get the digitals to read the reference levels of db properly no matter how loud they have the volume. I could be wrong but that's what I read from a few owners.

That's not good .

Don't worry, Will. I've owned both the analog and digital version, and currently I prefer the digital. I gave away my old analog meter to my friend. It is purely a matter of getting used to -- exactly the same thing about the analog vs. digital speedometers on cars (hehe... I am now completely comfortable with the F1-inspired digital gauges on my Honda S2000, too!). In addition, the digital meter has this nifty peak-hold feature -- you don't need it for the basic calibrations but it is nice to be able to digitally read the actual peak sound levels while you listen to your AV system (or even at a live concert).

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hehe... I am now completely comfortable with the F1-inspired digital gauges on my Honda S2000, too

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Oh I hate you soo!!! I love that car, heh, so beautiful and such a high specific output.

And about the digital version, I actually like it - it came in today and I calibrated my system fairly nicely. It seems to be within 7 dB (+-3.5) from under 25 to 15k (even though the meter is only supposed to work from 32 to 15k). I wish it would be able to go to lower, though, as I want to know how many dB's I'm really getting at 20, but the meter says I basically top out(at somewhere around a meter) at 107 with my Eminence and it hits 114 with my Klipsch (both in corners) but I'm unsure how much more its actually doing that the meter isn't detecting because of the roll-off.

Playing with a test tone generator at 20 Hz at over 100 dB is fun .