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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 05:13 AM
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Does anyone know where to get an accurate decibel meter that reads more then 130 db cause thats all i can find. How much are they also?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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i've never seen anything cheap that will read above 130db. if you want to get serious, you can always use what the pros do. here's what's used in most spl sanctioning bodies:

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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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Take a cheap 134db walmart meter and get a constant sound level from your stereo then layer some type of insulator over the mic until you are like -20db and then take the difference and viola you got a 154db meter.

of course it will only be accurate to +/-10% but it sure beats $400 for a term lab.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 08:53 PM
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