Our favorite decibel apps include: Decibel Pro, Decibel X, NIOSH SLM app (for iPhone), and Sound Meter & Noise Detector (for Android) Apple products allow passive alerts to help prevent exceeding ...

With a calibration DVD and sound level meter in hand, you can play a test pattern and set levels for your speakers. It also is a good idea to set all treble and bass controls to 0 as well. Set your ...