DIY Audio Analyzer with AK5397/AK5394A and AK4490

[zfe]

it is available here:
RTX6001 Audio Analyzer with Multi-Instrument Full Package | Virtins Technology

 

[trung224]

I do not see RTX6001 listed anywhere on rtx.dk website anymore, neither the website search finds anything. Google offers results only from cached archive. Is that correct?

I think there is another company to manufacture it now
RTX6001 Audio Analyzer with Multi-Instrument Full Package | Virtins Technology

 

[phofman]

Very good, thanks guys for status update.

 

[mbrennwa]

I think there is another company to manufacture it now
RTX6001 Audio Analyzer with Multi-Instrument Full Package | Virtins Technology

WHAAAAAT? I just recently bought some RTX6001 from RTX. I feel it is wrong to force people to buy the hardware in a package with some particular software. The RTX6001 was developed specifically to be software independent!

 

[diyralf]

I think many were not sold anyway, because the price 2500$ is very high for DIYers.

 

[jwilhelm]

WHAAAAAT? I just recently bought some RTX6001 from RTX. I feel it is wrong to force people to buy the hardware in a package with some particular software. The RTX6001 was developed specifically to be software independent!

It looks like the price is still the same with the software so it's not really any different now, just a free software bundle added.

 

[mbrennwa]

It looks like the price is still the same with the software so it's not really any different now, just a free software bundle added.

The Virtins price is USD 2500, which is about EUR 2300. When I bought from RTX, the price was EUR 2090. That's EUR 290 for the software.

That's not "free" software ("free" as in free beer).

 

[Ghianni]

What about technical support?

 

[jwilhelm]

The original advertised price was $2500 USD if I recall correctly. Prices or exchange rates may have changed since though.

 

[zfe]

They charge for the software alone about 500$. So, I think, regardless what they charge for the bundle, you pay for software not everyone needs (me, e.g.). I also do not like that this seems currently the only way to buy the RTX6001.

 

[mbrennwa]

I guess it might be worth to send an email to RTX and ask them if you can buy from them directly if you already have your software.

Or you could try to buy one off me. I don't need all of them.

 

[diyralf]

You should wait with the purchase, because there is now a much better AKM chip. The current analyzer is not state of the art at the moment.

 

[31697B]

You should wait with the purchase, because there is now a much better AKM chip. The current analyzer is not state of the art at the moment.

And if you bought one already --- Just buy another one when the better one comes out ?







-RNM

 

[mbrennwa]

I couldn't care less about the DAC chip.

I am more worried about Virtins to change the software control interface of the analyser to whatever they think is best for their software package. This would mean the level controls of the RTX analysers won't work anymore with other software.

 

[JensH]

As I understand it the RTX website is undergoing some changes at the moment.
I expect that the RTX6001 information will be available again shortly.

I hope that I can provide more details within the next few days.

 

[altor]

You should wait with the purchase, because there is now a much better AKM chip. .

Can you tell us the name of this chip?

 

[Techland]

There has always been a 'better' chip. I wonder why JensH not immediately addressed the implied rumour in that post.

 

[vacuphile]

4499

 

[altor]

4499

4499 - DAC, the main part of RTX is ADC.
I was hoping you could tell us about "much better chip" then AK5394, used in RTX.

(And, BTW, which is obsolete and is not manufactured now )

 

[altor]

There has always been a 'better' chip.post.

Not in this case. As I said, AK5394 is obsolete, and I'm personally still cannot find a replacement. All other "better audio ADC" are better (maybe) for digitizing, but not for the measurements.