REED Instruments R8060 Sound Level Meter with Bargraph, Type 2, 30 to 130 dB

I'm very pleased with my Reed R8060 Sound Meter. It does exactly what it is designed to do, accurately measure sound levels. If you want to be very accurate you need to buy the Reed R8090 Sound Level Calibrator. My R8060 meter came within specs but I was able to improve its accuracy with the R8090. If you want to be super accurate industry best practice is to calibrate every time you are going to use the sound meter then check the calibration again after taking measurements.

Well out of the box, battery cover not installed properly. Then battery is connected already i. The box. Battery seems very weak, then it goes off and kaput! Returing it for replacement. This unit may have been previously opened.

Price OK for a very basic Class 2 meter. Companion calibration tool way too expensive. You can get another brand for half the price elsewhere. Bar graph is worthless. In general, it yields slightly higher, but relatively comparable, dB(A) levels to a cheapo meter that we had, but wasn't "Class 2." If County accepts the data from the Reed meter and enforces the local noise ordinance, it will be well worth the price. In that event, I'll increase rating to 5.

Bought the meter and the correct calibrator that goes with it. Meter would not calibrate. You can adjust the meter to calibrate it but the initial reading was too far off (the calibration process only allows you to adjust the meter up and down so much). Would not recommend.

I just bought a "NEW" REED R8060 Sound level meter, but when I opened the box there was no battery, no instructions, and the front black panel has lots of scratches on it (and no screen protector film.) I'm very disappointed as I thought REED was a high quality & trusted brand. I will be asking for a replacement, and will re-post here immediately after REED sends me a new 'non-returned' R8060.