Recommend an SPL meter please

kazaam
kazaam Posts: 92
edited September 2011 in Speakers
Low cost! :o
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited September 2011
    Radio Shack Anolog. On clearance for 14 bucks if you can find one.
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  • Esreuter
    Esreuter Posts: 176
    edited September 2011
    +1

    On what jbooker said.

    I have the rat shack analog meter, runs on a 9v battery and is fun to use.

    you will notice a difference once you dial everything in.

    Have fun with it!

    ESR:cool
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  • cristo
    cristo Posts: 231
    edited September 2011
    +2 for the old style analog radio shack spl meter.

    The older style has a little increased response in the 2KHz to 10KHz range and rolls off fairly
    steeply in the last octave (10K-20K).
    The newer style analog meter has a bit more peak in 3K-8K and even more roll off above 10K
    than the older ones.
    The new digital style has a big peak in response from 4K to 10K, but is more accurate from 10K-20K,
    and also has a lot more roll off in bass frequencies in the bottom two octaves than the analog ones.

    Here's a link to a review of the older and newer analog meters and the newer digital one.
    It will give you a good idea of the accuracy of the meters relative to frequency in particular.

    http://www.audioxpress.com/magsdirx/ax/addenda/media/koya2811.pdf
    cristo

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  • djperez81
    djperez81 Posts: 388
    edited September 2011
    I also have the analog SPL meter from Radio Shack from 15 bucks you cant beat it. Good luck trying to find one since they have been on clearance for a while now.
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