REED Instruments R8060 Sound Level Meter with Bargraph, Type 2, 30 to 130 dB. Tweakers' Toolbox: the digital Sound Pressure Level Meter by RadioShack: a must-have for any audiophile willing to measure his own HiFi system - TNT - Internet HiFi magazine. Sound Pressure Level Meter by RadioShack [||||| ] Tweakers' Toolbox RadioShack Digital Sound Level meter i.e. There's a method in our madness:-) Product: Digital SPL meter by RadioShack Manufacturer: - USA Catalog serial number: 33-2055 Approx. Price: 60 US $ Reviewer: Reviewed: April, 2001 The problem HiFi listening (and reviewing) seems to be a purely subjective matter: just plug in your ears and play, if you can. Now, this works fine for the casual listener, someone who, probably, isn't reading this page:-) For serious audio nuts, die-hard tweakers and DIYers, some 'tool' is strongly needed. Even an elementary one, that could help our ears to listen better. For example, many friends have NO idea of how LOUD is a 100 dB sound or how low is a 40 Hz tone. I've heard stories of audiophiles who swear to shake their floor at insane listening levels with a diminutive 1,5 watts SET amplifier hooked up to a 87 dB/w/m sensitivity loudspeaker. Others swear they fight their worst enemies in the neighbourhood with bass frequencies as low as 30 Hz with a tiny 3 liters enclosure loudspeakers. These stories (sad, but true stories, trust me) always drove me crazy and made me wonder if was there a way to make these guys understand which is the REAL thing. Keep reading. The solution Hi-precision measurement instruments are utterly expensive, insanely huge and damn hard to find. Besides, they are completely too much of a good thing for any common audiophile's purpose. Enter the RadioShack digital Sound Pressure Level (SPL, for short) Meter: a handy, portable, lightweight, easy to use and affordable (at 60 bucks) measuring instrument that can help you debunking many of the myths you may have heard by your friends.
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