So lewm, regarding your response, I have in my hands the Acoustic Sounds test LP already so I can do the stereo, left and right channel 1K hertz test tones.
In your post you said, " Also, keep in mind the obvious fact that you would like to insert your meter or scope as close to the cartridge output as possible. If you readout at the phono stage outputs, then you are including any inequalities between the two channels of your phono stage in the data. On the other hand, trying to read the microscopic voltages from an LOMC cartridge directly can be frustrating or impossible if you want repeatable results. It's easy with high output cartridges and good instruments."
Based on this, with my Hantek, I'm wanting to use it in the oscilloscope or digital multimeter mode? I dont know if it is sensitive enough to read out the turntable directly or not. My cartridge is the Soundsmith Zephyr II which is a low compliance, high output cartridge. Output on the spec sheet is output voltage of > 2.2 mV @ 5/cm/sec.
This is where I'm technically inept as far as knowing if that is enough for this Hantek to read out at the turntable or not. I'm guessing it wont go low enough as it says, " VOLTS/DIV Range: 10mV/div~10V/divat input BNC ". This is 2.2mV output so lets assume I have to measure out of the Sutherland 20/20 outputs instead to get readings.
In your post you said, " Also, keep in mind the obvious fact that you would like to insert your meter or scope as close to the cartridge output as possible. If you readout at the phono stage outputs, then you are including any inequalities between the two channels of your phono stage in the data. On the other hand, trying to read the microscopic voltages from an LOMC cartridge directly can be frustrating or impossible if you want repeatable results. It's easy with high output cartridges and good instruments."
Based on this, with my Hantek, I'm wanting to use it in the oscilloscope or digital multimeter mode? I dont know if it is sensitive enough to read out the turntable directly or not. My cartridge is the Soundsmith Zephyr II which is a low compliance, high output cartridge. Output on the spec sheet is output voltage of > 2.2 mV @ 5/cm/sec.
This is where I'm technically inept as far as knowing if that is enough for this Hantek to read out at the turntable or not. I'm guessing it wont go low enough as it says, " VOLTS/DIV Range: 10mV/div~10V/divat input BNC ". This is 2.2mV output so lets assume I have to measure out of the Sutherland 20/20 outputs instead to get readings.