Looking for a good scope

[Lucky_Bagota]

Hey im looking to buy an oscilliscope to set gains on amps. Been doing it for a while with a dmm but i want to try a scope now as im hearing its much more accurate. Basically from what im reading you use a test cd and use 50 hz for subs and 1000 hz for speakers. I keep seeing scopes for example that say 20mhz and 40mhz. What should i be looking for. Also i had no idea scopes would be as expensive as the prices im coming across. I don't want to be cheap as im going to be using it for a long time and i want accuracy and im a firm believer in getting what you pay for but at the same time i dont feel like overpay for features im not going to use. I would try ebay but at the same time i don't want to take a chance on getting shafted from there either. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks.

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[dewayne22 10+ year member]

I have an Oscope for sale with all the case and charger and cd....

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

i use a BK Precision, i like their scopes. 20MHz still WAAAAYYY more than you'll ever need. you can buy a decent one used and have no worries. what we do in car audio is pretty basic.

i've also used Tenma, those can be had at MCM Electronics for a pretty fair price. They have a handheld version as well.

in college we used Tektronix and Agilent.

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

I just bought one of those dso nano whatchamagigits. ive heard good things about them.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

Decent Handheld (no Fluke, but 1/10th the price)

Tenma Handheld 8MHz Oscilloscope w/Digital Multimeter DMM | 72-8400 (728400) | Tenma

an affordable digital storage (meaning you can pause the trace)

Tenma 25MHz Dual Channel Digital Storage Oscilloscope | 72-8395 (728395) | Tenma

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

the DSO Nano looks like a good idea, but the lack of actual controls seems like it would be frustrating. i'm used to setting time and voltage divisions with a simple twist of a knob. having to navigate a menu to make those changes could be annoying. i'd like to get my hands on one, and for 1/3 the price of the Tenma handheld, i may just do that...

ARM DSO Nano - Pocket-Sized Digital Oscilloscope | eBay

 

[dewayne22 10+ year member]

I have a TPI Scope Plu 440 for sale with all the acc....

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

the dso's are just something nice to keep in the car for those emergencies...

 

[dewayne22 10+ year member]

TPI Scope Plus 440......(4 sale)..

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

I just bought one of those dso nano whatchamagigits. ive heard good things about them.

Me too. It's in the mail ? (from China lol). I couldn't resist. It'd be nice to save waveforms to my PC, my Tektronix analog dual trace won't do that and my camera just won't take pics of the screen. Plus I won't have to drag an extension cord out to the driveway. We'll see if it's worth 80 bucks.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

Me too. It's in the mail ? (from China lol). I couldn't resist. It'd be nice to save waveforms to my PC, my Tektronix analog dual trace won't do that and my camera just won't take pics of the screen. Plus I won't have to drag an extension cord out to the driveway. We'll see if it's worth 80 bucks.

let me know.