How noisy is my line? Audio Prism Noise Sniffer


A friend and audio journalist had this Prism device, and he plugged it into various outlets when I visited him. It gave a clear sense of which outlets were noisy and how effectively his conditioners were helping with noise.

 

He said these were not made any longer. Does anyone know of another tool like this?

It seems like it could save someone with clean power (or a quiet outlet) a lot of money from conditioners/regenerators which would not necessarily help.

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Showing 2 responses by panzrwagn

Buy a digital oscilloscope for under $400 and learn how to use it. Way more informative and useful, way less woojum.

@eric_squires Any test test equipment that provides quantitative data will require some degree of technical capability by the user, but I agree, many do require a little too much Electrical Engineering background, not to mention significant capital outlay.

Take a look at this software only package though, 

 

You'll need an interface like a Focusrite Solo or 2i2 and a patch cable for line level use or calibrated mic (or calibrated USB Mic

 for speaker measuring only) 

Or, to get started for free, download the Spectroid app for free.