New Sound Level Meter from Larson Davis

SoundExpert™ LxT for General Product Evaluation and Noise Monitoring Applicaitons

April 19, 2013, Farmington Hills, MI - Larson Davis - a division of PCB Piezotronics, Inc., announces their new SoundExpert™ LxT Sound Level Meter, a full-featured meter designed for general product evaluation and noise monitoring applications. This rugged, hand-held meter comes equipped with a graphic display and a fixed set of firmware options and is backed by a 2-year factory warranty, 24-hour application support, and an accredited factory service/calibration. The SoundExpert LxT can also be purchased as a kit that includes a small protective case, a D-cell battery pack, a microphone protection shroud, and a 10 ft. cable. This kit makes noise monitoring easy and convenient to transport, deploy, and utilize.

The SoundExpert LxT was specifically designed to provide a simple, easy-to-use meter to provide professional measurements to support product engineering or basic noise monitoring applications.

For product noise evaluation, the SoundExpert LxT provides a necessary tool for noise and vibrations labs with the functions, metrics, and accessories needed to help develop quieter products. This instrument is well suited for acoustic development in the automotive, motorcycle, appliance, turbine, and speaker industries. This meter is also the perfect tool to use for production line acoustic testing to qualify and inspect a wide range of products and sub-assemblies. The SoundExpert LxT meter provides an affordable method to measure noise for pass/fail assessments and for archiving future traceability. Available with free field or random incidence microphones and with a detachable preamplifier and microphone and comes with extension cable options from 6 to 200 feet, this device makes noise measurement and recording simple and portable.

The SoundExpert LxT Noise Monitoring kit was designed as a lightweight, affordable system that is easily transported and quickly deployed. It will gather data for up to two weeks using battery power and can then be retrieved for data download and report generation. This system provides an effective solution for the monitoring of construction sites, mining operations, wind farms, public venues, and more.

For more information contact Ken Cox at 888-258-3222or via email at kcox@pcb.com

About Larson Davis

Larson Davis offers a full line of Noise and Vibration measurement instrumentation; including Type 1 sound level meters, personal noise dosimeters, octave band, audiometric calibration systems, microphones and preamplifiers, hearing conservation software, and Human Vibration Exposure Monitors. Products are used for measurement of building acoustics, community & environmental noise monitoring, as well as supporting various automotive, aerospace and industrial applications. As a division of PCB Piezotronics, Inc., Larson Davis guarantees Total Customer Satisfaction through our outstanding limited warranty; no charge, 24-hour toll-free technical support; global distribution; and worldwide customer service. For more information, please visit www.LarsonDavis.com.

About PCB Piezotronics, Inc.

For over 30 years PCB has provided precision microphones and accessories for use in a wide range of acoustic test and measurement applications. Leveraging state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, a dedicated team of Acoustic, Mechanical, Electrical Engineers and PhDs have built an extensive portfolio of products including modern prepolarized and traditional externally polarized condenser, array, probe, low-profile surface, and special purpose microphones. PCB's Acoustic Team participates in both the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) and IEC Standards Board and is a Vendor Liaison to Penn State's Center for Acoustics and Vibration. PCB is accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) and a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).

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