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| salomonander:
Hey there, Im new to this forum. So hello first off. I work on analog audio gear - studio equipment to be specific. I used to have a hameg analog scope, that i want to replace. Im not a scope expert at all and so far i used it to simply trace signals. Im not certain what i should aim for in terms of bandwidth, sample rate and memory - as i want to learn to do more with it than just trace. And i wont be able to afford any super high end model. Which would be overkill anyways. Atm im looking at the R&S RTC1000 and Keysight 1000x. Both are the entry line of scopes. I did attach a link to a comparison of technical specs. And id be very interested on your take. The keysight does offer frequency response analysis - which might be awesome when working on equalizers. The R&S has better FFT resolution. I have never used FFT - so i have no clue how helpful it might be and if resolution matters in my case. Thanks Jakob Comparison: https://allice.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Rohde-Schwarz-RTC1000-vs-Keysight-1000X-Compeditor-Sheet-Web.pdf PS: what i really dont like about the r&s is that the screen seems to get deleted in roll mode whenever any adjustment is made. Does anyone know if this has been fixed in a firmware update and if the keysight behaves the same? |
| KungFuJosh:
In that price range, you should also consider the Siglent SDS2000X HD series (12 bit), and not too far off is the Magnova scope (made by Batronix in Germany). I do audio work, both for pro audio gear and guitar amplifiers / fx, and I have the SDS2000X HD. I was also fine with my older Siglents as well. If you want real audio analyzing better than these scopes offer, take a look at something like the QA403 audio analyzer. |
| nctnico:
--- Quote from: salomonander on October 07, 2024, 04:27:29 pm ---PS: what i really dont like about the r&s is that the screen seems to get deleted in roll mode whenever any adjustment is made. Does anyone know if this has been fixed in a firmware update and if the keysight behaves the same? --- End quote --- All proper DSOs delete the trace in roll mode if a setting is changed. This is actually necessary because you will want the trace to be relevant. Any change in settings makes what is on screen already invalid. |
| salomonander:
--- Quote from: nctnico on October 07, 2024, 04:36:46 pm --- --- Quote from: salomonander on October 07, 2024, 04:27:29 pm ---PS: what i really dont like about the r&s is that the screen seems to get deleted in roll mode whenever any adjustment is made. Does anyone know if this has been fixed in a firmware update and if the keysight behaves the same? --- End quote --- All proper DSOs delete the trace in roll mode if a setting is changed. This is actually necessary because you will want the trace to be relevant. Any change in settings makes what is on screen already invalid. --- End quote --- And i wasn‘t even aware of that 🤦♂️😅 thanks! |
| salomonander:
--- Quote from: KungFuJosh on October 07, 2024, 04:35:59 pm ---In that price range, you should also consider the Siglent SDS2000X HD series (12 bit), and not too far off is the Magnova scope (made by Batronix in Germany). I do audio work, both for pro audio gear and guitar amplifiers / fx, and I have the SDS2000X HD. I was also fine with my older Siglents as well. If you want real audio analyzing better than these scopes offer, take a look at something like the QA403 audio analyzer. --- End quote --- Thanks, since you work in audio. Would both of these scopes work well? I will take a look at the siglent as well. |
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