Digital Decibel Meter

If you've ever had a recurring noise complaint, you may have tried to use a db meter on your cellphone. What I quickly found out is that the city doesn't really take db apps on your phone seriously. But once you get a professional db meter then everything changes. It's no longer a debate about IF there is loud noise, it just moves on to how to fix it. Highly recommended!

Pretty nice tool works good and gives an idea to noise levels for a descent price

Good tool, the black mic cover came off in the wind and was lost immediately, I had to purchase another one for replacement! Not happy about that! Overall easy to use and read!

I can't verify the accuracy, but it seems to work well and the price was right

Good brightness, and very easy to use. It’s better than the app on my phone!

I have been blessed to be in a position to write insightful reviews of all types of products. Many of the products that I’ve reviewed are power tools, headphones, airguns, and other things that have noise levels that may or may not affect its marketability. Besides the functioning, appearance, construction, usability, cost, convenience and other factors, when I think it’s appropriate, I will use the decibel meter to get a few decibel readings. For some consumers, the amount of noise made by certain products is irrelevant to them, while others, maybe due to sensitivity to noises, common courtesy, or HOA regulations, need to take into consideration how much noise a certain product makes. I have access to a much more expensive decibel meter and have tested them side by side, and the readings were almost exactly the same, plus or minus 1 decibel, and that’s plenty accurate enough for my use.

I bought this alongside two other meters to compare. Build is decent and the big windscreen helps with handling noise. Buttons are simple (A/C, FAST/SLOW, MAX). Accuracy is where it lost me. At ~85 dB the other two meters read ~84.8–85 dB while this one sat around 78–79 dB. Then at higher levels (~102–104 dB) it jumped high and showed ~107 dB. So it’s not consistently off by a fixed amount—it’s variable across the range. If you just want a rough “loud vs. not loud” check, it’s fine. For anything near a compliance threshold, I wouldn’t rely on it unless you have a calibrator and can verify it first. Nice screen, easy to use, but the readings kept me from trusting it.

I use this thing whenever I'm DJing at parties to measure how much hearing damage I want to give everyone. It works great!