Zarlog wrote:
Is it almost as loud as a p-50? They are rated at 132db which is pretty close.
The 4008s aren't even remotely close to a P-50 in terms of output. The ones in Plano seem to be quiter than the ones in McKinney for some reason. I don't know if it's the tone that McKinney uses, but I suspect McKinney has been upgrading the drivers on their 4008s which is why they sound so much louder and crisper in person. Plano I know for sure re-uses the drivers from their older 4008s on other sirens as long as they work, which may be why I hear a noticeable crackling sound on most of their older sirens.
The 4008 in my last McKinney recording is hands down the loudest Whelen siren I have ever heard in person. It still wasn't P-50 loud though.