My SPL meter shows ambient/background noise of about 41.x dB. Is that average, hi or low?

Thanks!

If yours is 29.9 compared to my 41.x then either your room is VERY quiet, of my meter is a piece of junk.

Probably it's both...

My room is very quiet. 41dB is acceptable ambient noise if you've a window and outside activity.

I can get my iphone db app (however accurate that is) down into the 20’s as well.  I actually have to hold my breathe otherwise my breathing is picked up.  

My room is quiet.  Thats what 12 panels do.  My listening room is a nice place to be even when not listening to music just due to its quietness.

Latenight listening at low volumes is still very satisfying when you are starting from such a quiet background!

Actually, my iphone app is reading down into the teens and lower...  8 db-14db... averaging out at 10db’s...

I wonder how accurate it is.

Sitting here listening now, it’s eerily quiet. Not much, if any, traffic noise outside either due to Covid and we have 2 inches of fresh powder outside which also drastically lowers the noise floor outside of the house.

Mine will pick up the HVAC if running, my room/house has about 40ish dB ambient sound as well.