Decibel Meter Sound Level Reader 30-130dB(A), Hand-held Sound Noise Meter with Backlight Alarm, Digital Noise Meter Decibel Monitoring Tester Calibrated Audio Noise Volume Measuring Instrument

Very accurate and dependable

I have hearing sensitivity which is affected by higher pitches as well as decibel level. As a senior citizen, my ears and hearing tend to be quite sensitive. I purchased this meter to check the various decibel levels in my small apartment. When you have hearing sensitivity issues, you need to be careful not to overreact to sounds that "seem" loud but may not be. This is especially important before calling building maintenance or taking the car to a mechanic. I have checked it against much more expensive meters and this one was spot on! Excellent purchase for what I needed.

Very easy to use. I bought it because my neighbors make too much noise. They are in violation of city ordinance. Now I have proof. And so does my city counsel official.

I have sensible ears and measuring sound of various applications like my motorcycle pipes, horns, firearms and other stuff helps me make adjustments and gives me a warning to use more ear protection. Inexpensive and very useful.

I bought this to help my kid control their volume. I tested their volume and then matched it to let them hear how it sounded. Also measured volume in the next room to help them understand how they were impacting family members especially if they were trying to sleep. Auto off is great because the kids use it themselves now and it saves battery. Also easy to use. And not to big for smaller hands.

First, there is a battery compartment. Remove the orange casing. Put your fingernail in one of the corners and peel it off. When you have the totally black meter out of the orange case, the battery compartment is on the back. Every meter must be calibrated. The instructions on how to calibrate this meter aren't written for a first-time user. And they instruct you to use a tool and equipment that are not included with this meter. The tool you need is a small screwdriver, like the kind you use for a watch or glasses. The equipment you need is called a “94 dB@1KHz standard sound source” in the instructions. What’s that? An acoustic calibrator. Do a search for acoustic calibrators and they’re all more than 5x the cost of this meter. Once you can get it calibrated, the meter is easy to use. My opinion is if you want a sound meter to conduct a study, collect data, or to use as evidence (like in a complaint about a noisy neighbor), you would be better served to get a higher quality meter. This is a simple, low cost sound meter that can offer general comparisons of sound levels. There are decibel meter apps, but none is considered particularly accurate because they’re all limited by variances among different phones. This meter is a step above those apps.

My husband loves this. Horrible loud neighbors with several complaints filed and nothing has been done.

This Decibel Sound Meter worked for approximately 30 days then became unusable. When you turn it on numbers keep going the screen which means you cannot get a current sound Decibel reading. I purchased this for a person who has Parkinson's Disease, and one of the side effects of this disease is the person's voice gets lower and lower. The speech therapist we had was using her meter and recommended we purchase this one for the patient, which we did. However, now that it is not functioning correctly it's useless. I wish it became useless within the 30 day refund policy, and I wish it continued to work correctly, but it does not. Given it's use is important for a Parkinson's patient, I hope I can return it. Thank you for your consideration.