Radio Shack sound level meter
jack d ii -- Fri, 05/15/2009 - 16:50
How do you use it to help with speaker placement? Speaker performance? Room acoustics? Etc, etc. etc.
How do you use it to help with speaker placement? Speaker performance? Room acoustics? Etc, etc. etc.
Yes, I use one, several in fact. My favs are the Radio Shack's analog version and a B&K instrumentation model.
You measure speaker output levels with it. There are many test discs with test tones available. Obviously for stereo the right and left channels should match. If they don't you've got trouble.
I suggest perusing a good book on acoustics and high-end audio, such as Robert Harley's Guide, to learn how you can use measurements to improve your system's sound, as this is a subject that can't be adequately covered in a response to a general forum question.
Steven Stone
Contributor to The Absolute Sound, EnjoytheMusic.com, Vintage Guitar Magazine, and other fine publications
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