Do any of you guys have experience with SPL meters? I'm trying to find an affordable one. I know you can use your PC+
Room EQ Wizard or perhaps
RMAA (not sure yet) to measure SPL. There are also Android apps for that but it all depends on the quality of the mic. So I'd appreciate mic recommendations as well. The cheapest condenser measurement mics I could find are this http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HT4RSA and this http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KI8X40/ from $50-60. A dedicated SPL meter goes for as low as $10 to $30.
@TWerk I got the JVC HA-MR77X for
$59. It's not perfect (absence of headpad sucks, and the harsh V frequency response graph needs heavy EQing) but the bass was life altering (when EQ'd). However the JVC HA-SZ2000 is a notch more powerful.