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Not at all - the CheckMate is a total luxury item if you have a PC and calibrated mic. That said, personally I just find it a lot more convenient to use the mic for my DSP calibration and use the meter for quick tweaks. I use mine for all sorts of other things of course, such as calibrating my...

If your only goal is level matching your speakers, the RS meters are fine - but if you want to ensure you're actually achieving a 75dB per channel level then I would say it's worth the investment to get a CheckMate. I typically calibrate every system I have to the below offsets after running...

Mike - while there's nothing wrong with the Radio Shack meter, they aren't super accurate (it's luck of the draw with each one) and require calibration to truly get reliable readings at a variety of frequencies. Pros mostly use Galaxy CheckMate SPL meters or a calibrated mic + REW software...

Yes, REW's SPL meter is quite accurate with those microphones. You should always adjust levels with a meter and not by ear - otherwise you might fall into the trap of preference over reference. It's advisable to keep things within 3-4dB of the bed channels when adjusting the sub, and a SPL...