QA403 Audio Analyzer Tutorial (Noise, SNR, THD+N, ...) - Phil’s Lab #130
How to measure noise floor, signal-to-noise ratio, total harmonic distortion, frequency response, and more of an audio electronic system using the QA403 audio analyzer. PCBs by PCBWay
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00:00 Introduction
01:16 QA403 Overview
02:13 PCBWay
03:02 Hardware Overview
04:12 Firmware Configuration
05:26 Test Set-Up
06:14 QA40x Software
08:40 RMS dBV dBu
10:37 Noise Floor
13:56 Common Reference
14:51 Noise Floor (continued)
16:14 SNR
19:59 Frequency Response
22:24 THD N
26:04 Automated Tests
27:03 Weighting
29:48 Outro