new toy
well, i was going to wait till after the new year to order the TermLab SPL meter, but i got more money back from the government than i was expecting, so i ordered the meter today
i got the USB single sensor setup with the custom case
total was $663.99, and the guy said that if the money clears today by 3 PM, i'll have the meter tomorrow course i won't be home till thursday
most every competition organization is switching over to this meter, as it is the most accurate measurement system. there isn't the bickering of which lane will get higher SPL, and crap like that. there isn't the bump in SPL in the low 60 hz range on the audio control meters. it's a pressure sensor rather than a microphone, so it doesn't need to be recalibrated regularly the downside is that it does not have RTA capabilities, but only spending a little over $650 on what used to cost $1200 for a meter that requires about $100 per year for upkeep, it's well worth it one of the biggest improvements over other mic type meters is that barometric pressure does not effect the term lab meter, but could account for .5 dB or more on an audio control meter. the old mic systems also aren't consistant like the term lab. and when it comes to testing, you want consistancy. another downside to the term lab meter is that it reads a bit lower than all the other meters. linear X meters, the former toughest meters, still read about 1 dB higher than the term lab. i can't wait to start playing with this thing
anyone in the south carolina or florida area, PM me if you want to do some testing of your system i'm working on making my laptop into an RTA and oscilliscope also:p: it'll be a full mobile testing station.
i got the USB single sensor setup with the custom case 
total was $663.99, and the guy said that if the money clears today by 3 PM, i'll have the meter tomorrow
course i won't be home till thursday most every competition organization is switching over to this meter, as it is the most accurate measurement system. there isn't the bickering of which lane will get higher SPL, and crap like that. there isn't the bump in SPL in the low 60 hz range on the audio control meters. it's a pressure sensor rather than a microphone, so it doesn't need to be recalibrated regularly the downside is that it does not have RTA capabilities, but only spending a little over $650 on what used to cost $1200 for a meter that requires about $100 per year for upkeep, it's well worth it one of the biggest improvements over other mic type meters is that barometric pressure does not effect the term lab meter, but could account for .5 dB or more on an audio control meter. the old mic systems also aren't consistant like the term lab. and when it comes to testing, you want consistancy. another downside to the term lab meter is that it reads a bit lower than all the other meters. linear X meters, the former toughest meters, still read about 1 dB higher than the term lab. i can't wait to start playing with this thing anyone in the south carolina or florida area, PM me if you want to do some testing of your system
i'm working on making my laptop into an RTA and oscilliscope also:p: it'll be a full mobile testing station.
still no word, and i've called a few times and never gotten a hold of anyone
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