Yes, $100 is still $100, but for a decent multimeter with o-scope, it can save a lot of headaches with troubleshooting.Wow, I did not realize they had dropped in price so much, but I use much more expensive ones at work. (I have said before that, while I could bring one home on my signature, I am scared to take home a DSO worth more than my house!)
That said, $100 is still a lot of money to some, but the higher bar is learning how to use it and interpret the results. Of course, pictures posted to ASR could help...
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Buckeye Amps: New US based Hypex multichannel amplifier builder, line-up announcement!
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Sigh. You just sent me on an excursion to Amazon, and instead of that handheld scope-o-meter, I ended up buying an older model Hantek benchtop scope, which I suspect will be a lot easier to live with than my old Tektronix lunch-box portable, not to mention being a storage scope with three times the bandwidth.
The one I bought was "open box" used, so not without some risk, but only a little over $100.
Rick "spent an Amazon gift card Christmas present" Denney
Is it digital storage or analogue storage?
Lol, I have a couple of decent benchtop ones at work that I sometimes borrow, but my favorite one is at home. It is an old school (can't remember the name) with a green crt (I think) screen. All analog with rotary switches. It is fun to use. I am still tempted to grab one of those $100 multimeter scopes though....it would be conveinent.
Digital. Hantek DSO5102B--dual channel, 1 GS/s, 100 MHz, long memory, available external computer control (but not required), mains-powered, external trigger, conventional test leads with BNC connections, larger and higher-res display than a handheld, FFT spectrum analysis, reams of slick tricks on the web for hacking into a 200 MHz bandwidth (apparently, the whole line used the same hardware). It's 8 or 9 years old, but newer stuff that's cheap all requires a laptop computer to act as an interface, or it's a handheld.
There's appeal to the handheld, to be sure. But that can be next year's gift card.
Rick "normally priced higher, so a little nervous" Denney
I owned a couple of HP analogue storage scopes that where indispensable for some operations. Very handy to have although very specialized. What will you use the digital storage for?Digital. Hantek DSO5102B--dual channel, 1 GS/s, 100 MHz, long memory, available external computer control (but not required), mains-powered, external trigger, conventional test leads with BNC connections, larger and higher-res display than a handheld, FFT spectrum analysis, reams of slick tricks on the web for hacking into a 200 MHz bandwidth (apparently, the whole line used the same hardware). It's 8 or 9 years old, but newer stuff that's cheap all requires a laptop computer to act as an interface, or it's a handheld.
There's appeal to the handheld, to be sure. But that can be next year's gift card.
Rick "normally priced higher, so a little nervous" Denney
Giving a shout out and thanks to Dylan at Buckeye Amps. I went with a 1x NC252 for 2-channel use and am very pleased. Dylan at Buckeye got the unit to me super fast. I'm running this side-by-side with my NC400 mono blocks and really can't hear a difference. They're producing plenty of power for my Dynaudio Confidence C2 speakers. Ultimately this unit will go into my second system. I've paired this with an SMSL M300 MKII DAC with volume control and raspi streamer. Energy efficient, small footprint, hifi sound, and cost effective.
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My case company is working on a prototype L bracket that would also have a heatsink, so a solid piece of aluminum functioning as the heatsink and mounting bracket for the Hypex modules to be placed vertically. Just waiting on a quote
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Preference input:
Speaker binding posts on the new case all across in a row (as already shown and on my current cases) OR the left right for each channel placed vertically (so more room between each channel)
Speaker binding posts on the new case all across in a row (as already shown and on my current cases) OR the left right for each channel placed vertically (so more room between each channel)
vertically
Is there to be a temp sensed fan sort of arrangement?
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There will not.
But the 17" size fits perfectly with the AC Infinity Aircom offerings.
Hmmz... I ask because I am considering the assist of thermal rise of the airstream inside the cabinet. Are there vents top and bottom and side to side?
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Top and bottom
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That's the plan for this new case, yes
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Close to my price? VTV is about the same cost for an 8ch NC502 but it uses a normal flat arrangement in a 20"x19" case
I attempted skimming and scanning back in the thread for details although the thread is extensively long now. How many channels is your new offering? Your's is a 17" wide <X> deep and how thick? With vertical arrangement is going to be great... It will run cooler perhaps and maybe a bit trickier for assembly and disassembly. It all depends on the mounting system and the length of the leads going to each PCB. One needs to be able to pull a "card" easily for replacement or service.
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