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Old 12-29-2022, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2 View Post
My SPL meter only goes down to 50. It bounces between reading LOW and up to 50-51 when I move around with no music playing. My 'man-cave/listening room' is in the basement and we live at the end of a long block-cul-de-sac type arrangement with one entry point at the far end from us. Woods on two side of us is also a help. No thru traffic and very quiet.
If you have an iPhone or Android device download the db meter app. My room typically reads ~42 db. I'm not sure how the ambient background noise factors in to the overall db level when playing music, but something in me suggests it does.
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