I am in the market for a bench DMM and would like to stick to Rigol or Siglent due to price.
I am thinking about getting a 5 1/2 digit meter this year and in a year or so a 6 1/2 digit meter once I get used to working with something other than an industrial meter
Eventually I think 2 DMM's would be a good option and a 5.5 and 6.5 combo should fill any needs my imagination might cook up. My MSO5000 is getting lonely on the bench.
So with that in mind which should I get Rigol or Siglent, and would the 5.5 now and 6.5 later be a decent option (I figure I can check the 1y cal with the new 6.5)
I also am wanting to get a new power supply. I currently use 9V batteries if I am doing split supply things, and 12V bricks for most everything else. I usually just breadboard up a regulator, or build one into my PCBs.
As for a power supply I want 2-3 outputs, 0-18 Volts, 0-2 Amps per channel, precision would be nice. I have been looking at the DP832 and modding it to an DP832A.
I am not looking for bottom of the barrel equipment, however I am also not looking for top of the line. It seems like the Rigol/Siglent fit right in the range that I consider reasonable. Suggestions that are +/- a few hundred dollars are OK, but a 3K DMM is out of my comfort zone.
Am I on the right track?