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<p><font face="Arial">Not sure, I've never seen data on this.
Whenever I've done headroom testing with a VU meter involved, I
just let it peg. Some recover & some need to be thumped. :-)</font></p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/28/2021 9:26 AM, Bob Katz via
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<p>This list has been remarkably silent, but I am very grateful
that it's around when I have a question to ask AUDIO EXPERTS.</p>
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<p>Who here knows the acceptable rating of a standard mechanical
VU meter above 0 VU with a sine wave? If I recall correctly,
they are designed to accept as high as +6 VU or even higher. For
example, when doing testing of a tape recorder for headroom.
It's still ideal to shut off the meter, but in some cases that's
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<p>Thanks and happy New Year!</p>
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