Actually, I don't yet know exactly how to calculate STC, but here are the measurements I made prior to the installation of the new sound isolation door (IsoDoor from Sound Isolation Company). The doors are being installed as I write this...
The measurement I make is intended to be a relevant measurement simulating a person sleeping on a bed just away from the door. I measure the SPL in the room one foot inward of the AC outlet (about 18 inches inward of the door), between 3 and 12 inches from the wall, and at elbow height. I move the microphone in and out to get the lowest measurement (reducing one frequency modes just a bit), and the optimal position varies slightly from test to test.
The source measurement is made at the listening position (either nose position, or right ear position). Source is Stereophile Test Disc 2, pink noise track, both correlated and uncorrelated. I set the level control on Tact to 80.0 (about as loud as I dare at 1am) with the Sonos level at maximum. The IOS app RTA was used running on my iPhone 3G.
C Weighted SPL's
Listening Postion Sleeping Position
Corr 67.7 46.5
UnCorr 66.8 47.2
While the correlation decreases output at listening position (due to relative lack of bass augmentation) it actually increases it slightly at the listening position. Correlated is probably the more relevant test, since recorded deep bass is typically monophonic (with central image) and that shows 21.2 dB of sound reduction (this is actually about 10dB more than what I would have expected based on casual listening--there doesn't seem to be much reduction at all).
A Weighted SPL's
Listening Postion Sleeping Position
Corr 67.7 46.2
UnCorr 67.7 48.2
The A weighted test surprising shows almost exactly the same results in the correlated test, about 21.5dB of sound reduction (the 0.3dB difference well within measurement uncertainty, btw). The uncorrelated result is 0.1dB worse than with the C weighting.
The measurement I make is intended to be a relevant measurement simulating a person sleeping on a bed just away from the door. I measure the SPL in the room one foot inward of the AC outlet (about 18 inches inward of the door), between 3 and 12 inches from the wall, and at elbow height. I move the microphone in and out to get the lowest measurement (reducing one frequency modes just a bit), and the optimal position varies slightly from test to test.
The source measurement is made at the listening position (either nose position, or right ear position). Source is Stereophile Test Disc 2, pink noise track, both correlated and uncorrelated. I set the level control on Tact to 80.0 (about as loud as I dare at 1am) with the Sonos level at maximum. The IOS app RTA was used running on my iPhone 3G.
C Weighted SPL's
Listening Postion Sleeping Position
Corr 67.7 46.5
UnCorr 66.8 47.2
While the correlation decreases output at listening position (due to relative lack of bass augmentation) it actually increases it slightly at the listening position. Correlated is probably the more relevant test, since recorded deep bass is typically monophonic (with central image) and that shows 21.2 dB of sound reduction (this is actually about 10dB more than what I would have expected based on casual listening--there doesn't seem to be much reduction at all).
A Weighted SPL's
Listening Postion Sleeping Position
Corr 67.7 46.2
UnCorr 67.7 48.2
The A weighted test surprising shows almost exactly the same results in the correlated test, about 21.5dB of sound reduction (the 0.3dB difference well within measurement uncertainty, btw). The uncorrelated result is 0.1dB worse than with the C weighting.
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