Hello All,
I enjoy the DIY Audio side of electronics and have access to an HP 89410a Vector Signal Analyzer. I see that it can make FR measurements, Phase Noise, Distortion and so many more. Would this be a useful bit of kit for my efforts building amplifiers, speakers and pre-amps? Or is it too cumbersome considering all of the great software available?
I do have an HP 8560E, TEK AA5001 & SG5010, and a 2465b. Would this 89410a be a good addition to the lab and if so what will it add to my current abilities to measure regarding DIY audio tinkering? It is in excellent condition and I would be disappointed to move it along and then find that is EXACTLY what I could have used for anything in my pursuits. But I do not need to simply collect gear for the sake of "cool tools" that are essentially duplicating any that I already have on the bench.
Cheers,
David
I enjoy the DIY Audio side of electronics and have access to an HP 89410a Vector Signal Analyzer. I see that it can make FR measurements, Phase Noise, Distortion and so many more. Would this be a useful bit of kit for my efforts building amplifiers, speakers and pre-amps? Or is it too cumbersome considering all of the great software available?
I do have an HP 8560E, TEK AA5001 & SG5010, and a 2465b. Would this 89410a be a good addition to the lab and if so what will it add to my current abilities to measure regarding DIY audio tinkering? It is in excellent condition and I would be disappointed to move it along and then find that is EXACTLY what I could have used for anything in my pursuits. But I do not need to simply collect gear for the sake of "cool tools" that are essentially duplicating any that I already have on the bench.
Cheers,
David
Its an upmarket but obsolete Spectrum Analyzer designed for use in the RF field of all types , its actually "over-designed" to a high degree for that type of fault checking .
Would it do for audio --well yes but its down to the level it will display which nowadays is over (-) 100db .
I will guess that the person selling it used to work in the RF field and at the time this device would have cost a fortune , it depends on how much its being sold for ?
If its quite dear then there are plenty of spectrum type /display analyzers that are more aligned to audio.
Personally ?-- I would go for something more suitable for audio.
Would it do for audio --well yes but its down to the level it will display which nowadays is over (-) 100db .
I will guess that the person selling it used to work in the RF field and at the time this device would have cost a fortune , it depends on how much its being sold for ?
If its quite dear then there are plenty of spectrum type /display analyzers that are more aligned to audio.
Personally ?-- I would go for something more suitable for audio.