Hello all,
This is my first post, having found the eevblog site just last night while doing research for my first scope purchase. I'm hoping some of you with more experience than I might be kind enough to share some feedback with me based on my scope needs.
In a nutshell, I build and fix guitar effects pedals and would like a benchtop oscilloscope for use in troubleshooting circuits. I do a little bit of circuit design but it's very limited as I'm still just a beginner. I'm much better at designing the PCBs than the circuits. I'd like a scope that will foot the bill for audio related electronics.
Given my budget and the light duty nature of what I do, I'm primarily interested in two scopes.
The first is the Owon EDU5022
http://www.tequipment.net/OWONEDU5022.htmlAnd the second is the Rigol DS1052E
http://www.tequipment.net/RigolDS1052E.htmlMy questions are these, will either of these scopes serve me well with regard to audio testing/troubleshooting and if so, should I save the $100 by buying the Owon and then use that hundred bucks to buy a nicer multimeter than the one I have now or am I better served by the Rigol?
I must admit I love hacking stuff and the possibility of hacking the Rigol to make it 100mhz (while I may never need that functionality) excites the hell out of me. I started building effects pedals because I wasn't satisfied knowing that something worked, I needed to know why. Once I started down that road, I was hooked.
Anyhow, any input is greatly appreciated. I think I may be here quite a bit.
Cheers!