hey y'all

I was just looking around, trying to figure out how loud (objectively) I listen to my music. I saw spl meters, and was wondering if those worked for headphones, like the HD650. If those do work for that application, which meter should I get?

I was looking at the Radio Shack brand one, or this one: [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Extech-407730-Decibel-Digital-Sound/dp/B000EWY67W/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_cart_2]Amazon.com: Extech 407730 40 Decibel to 130 Decibel Digital Sound Level Meter: Home Improvement[/ame]

Let me know what's what.

Thanks

I just use a radio shack spl meter and a cd

Take a look at this post in this thread at the other place

I'm using a Ratshack SPL meter and it works fine for testing how loud I'm listening.

I just use a radio shack spl meter and a cd

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I'm using a Ratshack SPL meter and it works fine for testing how loud I'm listening.

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For a rough test, the "Decibel" program for the iphone is always within 2 dB of my ratshack dB meter. It costs $1. If you're measuring something professionally it's not worth your time, but it gives a good approximate level and an excellent relative level. If you're just trying to be around 85 dB, this will do the job well on the cheap.

I don't have an iPhone unfortunately.

So it seems that I shouldn't spend more to get the extech one. Thanks for saving me money