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Which TES Sound Level Meter Is Right For You?
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| TES meters are digital Type II, which are appropriate for practical field measurements and some lab work. Type I offers higher precision at a premium price and is best used for sound-related legal issue measurements, while Type III is toy-like and best left to the most casual users. | All TES products are precision instruments using glass-epoxy circuit boards, surface mount construction, and envois mentally stable components. All TES meters have internal electronic calibration subsystems, threaded insert for tripod mounting, include the calibration screwdriver, carrying case, and mic windscreen. |
| 1352 is a more sophisticated meter, including auto-ranging (30 – 130 dB), both barograph and digital readout of sound level, and an included serial interface and Windows software for data logging. Over range and under range indication is provided on the large LCD display. The mic is field removable for use with probes and for use with the optional mic extension cable. The 1352 is ideal when a record of events is required, such as sound levels at the property line during a concert, noise nuisance levels during business hours, power compression or life testing of loudspeakers. | 1353
is an integrating sound level meter with computer interface.
The 1353 is similar and has all the features and functions of the
1352, but with both peak and impulse capture (other TES meters only
offer the longer time constant fast and slow settings) and Leq standard
integrating measurements.
Both the 1352 and 1353 can be used with optional serial interface multiplexers to use multiple meters on a signal serial port. |
1357
is similar in functions and layout (both controls and LCD display)
to the 1352, but does not offer the 1352’s autoranging nor the
computer interface.
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