Test Equipment
Sensaphonics dB Check In-Ear Sound Level Analyzer06.26.2009
In-ear monitors have brought a quiet revolution to live sound.
More... Sencore SoundPro SP495 by Frank Wells, 02.06.2009
The SP495 provides a comprehensive range of tools for well-equipped sound consultants and select FOH engineers..
More... NTI Digirator DR2 by Mike Rivers, 02.04.2009
The DR2 is a handy digital testing gadget that is easy to use and highly portable..
More... NTI Minirator MR-PRO by Mike Rivers, 12.15.2007
I love neat gadgets; so, when the Neutrik Minirator MR1 was introduced at the Fall 1998 AES show, it was love at first sight..
More... AudioControl Industrial Iasys Audio Analyzer Version 3.0 by Roger Williams III, 09.15.2007
Thirty years ago, Washington State’s AudioControl Industrial began creating audio test devices for the pro installer/operator. They now manufacture distributed audio components to both pro and consumer audio markets..
More... Using the Audio Precision APx585 by Bascom H. King, 12.15.2006
The APx585 is a completely new and different measuring instrument from Audio Precision. To start with, for analog signals, it is an eight-channel unit capable of measuring all eight channels of a unit under test at once..
More... Audio Test and Measuring Equipment - A Survey of What You Might Need by Mike Rivers, 12.15.2006
We all need to make measurements on our audio gear at some time or another..
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DK Technologies PT0660M LCD Audio Meter by Stephen Murphy, 12.15.2006
When Danish manufacturer DK-Audio introduced its first 5.1 surround audio meter in 1998 it was, in effect, a solution looking for a problem..
More... Lectrosonics TM400 Wireless Measurement System by Tom Young, 06.01.2006
Typically several issues can present problems for using standard wireless systems in critical measurement applications. Amplifier self-noise, distortion, and companding circuitry in wireless systems can cause deviations in..
More... Avlex 4U2SET Two-Channel Audio Analyzer by Bruce Bartlett, 12.01.2005
There has been a bump in "new" audio analyzers hitting the market in the last year. Not to be left behind Avlex has brought out 4U2SET ($1,199), a two-channel analyzer with some unusual features..
More... Phonic PAA3 Handheld Audio Analyzer with USB Interface by Bruce Bartlett, 12.01.2005
As they say, the best audio device is the one that you use. That describes the Phonic PAA3 (Personal Audio Assistant) because it is such a convenient measurement tool. You can just grab it and get useful results in a few minutes..
More... ATI SLM-100 Sound Pressure Meter by John Gatski, 11.01.2005
Anybody doing anything with sound measurements has probably used a Radio Shack sound pressure level meter. You know, the one with the yellow analog meter that was always $20-30. ATI's SLM-100, priced at $39.95, is a similar style..
More... PrismSound dScope III by Bascom H. King, 12.01.2003
The dScope III is an amazingly capable new measurement system by PrismSound..
More... Phonic America PAA2 Personal Audio Assistant by Stephen Murphy, 12.01.2003
Phonic America expands its audio testing equipment product line with the PAA2 ($469.99), the second-generation of the company's Personal Audio Assistant handheld measurement tools..
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