Highlights
Quality
Note that it does have a tripod mount and extech makes a tabletop tripod designed to be used with the product
I am well pleased of the quality of this product and the difference it makes in our worship center
Quality seems as decent as any other similar gadget
Dont bother with the 2080 meters if you want true readings
Price
This meter is a very accurate class 2 meter a class 1 is better but costs 700 dollars
Packaging/appearance
I have a high end calibrated source for my older meter and when i tried it on the extech it read exactly the correct value
Competitiveness
It would have been nice if extech had included a case such as extech 409996 medium carrying case bu... Read More
If you need a db meter this one will do a good job at a great price
To learn how to do calibration you need to download the sl510 manual from the extech website
Controls can seemingly lock up at least until you read the instructions on extech web site but not included carefully
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- This product had a total of 269 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 28 2021.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It came properly calibrated out of the box and was only within 0
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To learn how to do calibration you need to download the sl510 manual from the extech website
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Calibration is very important and needs to be done once or twice a year but if you need to use the device for measurements within a few months of receiving it it is likely going to be very accurate out of the box and only within 0
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Keep in mind that you should always do a cweighted reading in addition to an aweighted reading especially if the sound is in the lower frequency spectrum
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are many cheaper alternatives out there but those come with very questionable precalibration and usually come with no instructions about recalibration i had to return one such a few months ago
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The instruction manual doesnt tell how to calibrate it but the online manuael at extech does show you how