[sdiy] Best scopes for the money, 2020?

[Kylee Kennedy]

Another +1 on the Rigol DS1054Z 50MHz Digital Oscilloscope - I've only one
complaint with it. The fan can be a bit noisy other than that it has been
an absolute gem to use and calibrate synths with. I'm not sure I even
needed to unlock it for my uses since 90% of the time I'm only using 2
channels on audio rate signals.

I have another Eurorack buddy that has sold his in favor of the Analog
Discovery scope that hooks up to the laptop. He uses his scope more for
digital timing projects so he loves that he can save the scans easily.

Also still own an analog CRT scope for fun hippy waveform
viewing, recording, and then projecting.
Kylee


On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 10:22 AM Erik Dower <electronicpresskit at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I have an SDS1104X-E. I certainly haven’t explored all it’s features but
> the ones I have used have been fine.
>
> epk
>
> On Dec 1, 2020, at 10:00 PM, Mattias Rickardsson <mr at analogue.org> wrote:
>
> Good and eternal question. Both vintage Tek and modern scopes are always
> "best" in different ways, but it's useful to hear people's recommendations.
> A colleague of mine found the Siglent SDS1104X-E 100MHz four-channel
> oscilloscope interesting (in the 500ish price range), and it would be nice
> to hear if people say yay or nay before we order a couple of them - and
> before this is seen as some kind of recommendation.
>
> Personally I've almost never needed more than my analog Tektronix 2236 and
> 2247A (both with built-in multimeters) give me (in addition to a really
> high quality audio interface and computer) and it's a joy using them. But
> I'm sure you know that already. :-)
>
> /mr
>
> Den tis 1 dec. 2020 20:47Amos <controlvoltage at gmail.com> skrev:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I suspect this is a group that includes folks who keep up with things
>> like, what low-end scopes have custom firmware in circulation that unlocks
>> advanced features, or what chinese off-brand DSO gives you the
>> performance of X at a cost of <<X, etc...
>>
>> I'm more looking for cheap and cheerful than highest-end, but Very Nice
>> scopes for merely Nice prices are relevant too.
>>
>> Do you have a favorite budget scope, or one you'd recommend for equipping
>> a low end lab / repair bench?  Thanks!
>>
>> -Amos
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