<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent">On Mon, 26 Oct 2026 at 10:29, <<a href="mailto:rburnett@richieburnett.co.uk">rburnett@richieburnett.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Almost anything you connect in the path is going to degrade the signal <br>
to some extent compared to going straight into your high end audio <br>
interface.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is what I'm expecting, and some of those issues might be acceptable in the end. </div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">How high an impedance would you consider as "not loading" for your <br>
purposes?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Similar to an oscilloscope probe would be good enough, meaning 1 Mohm. <span style="background-color:transparent">This makes a big difference compared to 9 kohm input impedance of the audio interface. I expect that 10 Mohm would be hard to do without sacrificing the low noise... but could be handy to have as an option when noise is not the primary issue.</span></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">For instance you could use a x10 or x100 scope probe and then amplify <br>
the signal back up afterwards. Will definitely add some noise though. <br>
Some old scopes used to have a Ch.1 output via BNC on the back that you <br>
could feed to other test and measurement gear.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I don't have that option on my scopes but would assume that it might be quite noisy when passed on to audio gear. </div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, I'd assume that a voltage-follower high-impedance buffer could do the full trick, but not sure how easy it is in terms of signal fidelity. :-) </div><div><br></div><div>/mr</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 2026-10-26 09:04, Mattias Rickardsson via Synth-diy wrote:<br>
> Hi all,<br>
> <br>
> I often probe around in both audio circuits, power circuits and other<br>
> circuits. I often want to direct the probed signal both to an audio<br>
> interface and to measurement equipments like oscilloscopes. But when<br>
> the test point is sensitive, I don't want to load it and affect the<br>
> signal.<br>
> <br>
> Do you have any good recommendations for a device solving these needs:<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> - High impedance measurement input for a +/- 20V range<br>
> - Buffered outputs to both audio & lab equipment simultaneously<br>
> - No gain needed<br>
> - Very low noise and low THD needed, it shouldn't degrade the signal<br>
> before going to my high-end audio interface<br>
> - High bandwidth preferred, far higher than audio<br>
> <br>
> Could be a commercial product or a custom-built solution. Are you<br>
> aware of any obvious solution that I've missed? Or is the low-noise<br>
> low-THD requirement a tricky thing here? :-)<br>
> <br>
> /mr<br>
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