Good news! The Rat Shack analog SPL meter is back
Those of you who slept at the wheel while the Shack quietly discontinued its oft-recommended analog SPL meter can now rest easy. RS has reintroduced the analog SPL meter, and aside from some cosmetic changes (the new control dial looks like a nice improvement, as does the new curvy shape) it looks the same as before. I guess the only question is whether its accuracy is similar to older models, so that purchasers of the new model can still use one of the many correction charts posted around the web.
For $40, this is an essential tool for any home theater system. Setting up a multichannel sytem "by ear" will not give you the type of performance possible when the system calibrations are done with a SPL meter. And don't even think about installing a subwoofer without a SPL meter!
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