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#122906 - 01/03/06 04:48 PM
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![]() old hand Registered: 08/16/05 Posts: 88 Loc: Peterborough, ON |
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 04:59 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 05/03/03 Posts: 18044 Loc: NoVA |
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 05:23 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 01/29/04 Posts: 13567 Loc: Iowa |
160dB?
I use the Radio Shack analog meter, works for me.
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#122909 - 01/03/06 05:40 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 05/03/03 Posts: 18044 Loc: NoVA |
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 06:06 PM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 02/26/05 Posts: 5210 Loc: Vero Beach, Florida |
"Chest wall vibrates, choking, giddiness"
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#122911 - 01/03/06 08:45 PM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 08/25/04 Posts: 6052 Loc: Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada |
Wow... I don't think the chronographs we use for clocking handgun ammunition go up to 160 dB
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#122912 - 01/03/06 08:59 PM
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![]() connoisseur Registered: 02/08/04 Posts: 1863 |
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 - 01/03/06 09:13 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making Registered: 05/11/02 Posts: 10621 |
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 - 01/03/06 09:25 PM
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![]() connoisseur Registered: 02/08/04 Posts: 1863 |
2 words.
car audio 3 more words lots of subwoofers =160+DB |
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#122915 - 01/03/06 09:34 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 05/03/03 Posts: 18044 Loc: NoVA |
3 words:
insane hearing damage. 1 more word: annoying.
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