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Author Topic: Which is the best RTA? V.V.Tushit Vijay Film Handler Posts: 54 From: Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India Registered: Oct 2009 posted 12-21-2010 11:07 AM                     Hi Everybody, i wish to share some details rearding RTA . I please to share all my friends . who prefer the best RTA to assist the theater. I found Some of these . Try to order the RTA list given below which is the best one . 1. Abacus ARTA80 2. IVIE 35 3. Goldline DSP30 with TEF04 4. THX R2 5. THX D2 6. Audio control 7. Pc TRUERTA 8. Eaw smaart live 9. IVIE 33 10.Goldline DSP30 with MMP10 Regards, V.V.Tusith  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-21-2010 11:11 AM                     That is like asking which is the best shoe. Way too subjective on many counts. There are some reasons why some are better than others but then there are features that some may find more desirable than others. Part of what makes the R2 and D2 so special is that their microphones are specifically calibrated so that all four are always flat (presuming one has them recalibrated annually. Either are also REQUIRED for handling THX rooms...something that may not be essential to everyone or even most people. -Steve  |  IP: Logged V.V.Tushit Vijay Film Handler Posts: 54 From: Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India Registered: Oct 2009 posted 12-21-2010 11:19 AM                     Thanks Steve, I need to get the list of the RTA which is the best to use . Actually i required about ivie and abacus . Some what interestd with analyzer to make the theaters good quality.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 12-21-2010 11:41 AM                     The D2 and New Balance are my choices.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 12-21-2010 12:49 PM                        I agree with the New Balance. I've used them for years with great, reliable results. And when the EQ starts sounding bad in a certain channel, you can just lob one at the speaker and it will make you feel better.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-21-2010 03:39 PM                     what is new balance have not heard of it  |  IP: Logged Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-21-2010 05:44 PM                     Gordon, The are running shoes. That's why you can "lob one at the speaker". KEN  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 12-21-2010 06:08 PM                     Oh no, no, no...they make excellent walking shoes too!  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 12-22-2010 05:18 AM                        The Abacus. And you can easily look at L-R on analog. Impossible with most of the rest. (If you don't know why this is important, ASK.) Louis  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-22-2010 06:25 AM                     Louis, The D2 will let you see X-Y and RTA at the same time too. It really is THE a-chain tool. I still have my Abacus scope attachment too but the D2 finally has come up with a suitable alternative and a good sub for an O'scope for analog.  |  IP: Logged Eric Robinson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 538 From: Santa Rosa, CA Registered: Jan 2005 posted 12-22-2010 11:06 AM                     quote: Louis Bornwasser And you can easily look at L-R on analog. I'm curious. By the way. Here's my RTA review Audio control - Everybody wants one - I HATED it (garbage) Goldline - small, lightweight, pretty simple R2 - excellent D2 - wish I had one  |  IP: Logged Pete Naples Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1565 From: Dunfermline, Scotland Registered: Feb 2001 posted 12-22-2010 01:06 PM                     Eric, with the Arta80 you can flip between Lt and Rt with one button so you can check focus is even (unless it's a Cinemecannica Vic 5 where the channels never focus in the same place.) Same goes for slit loss adjustment. However I suspect Louis is referring to the 'SUM' and 'DIFFERENCE' modes, which make setting phase (azimuth) really quick and easy. The Arta80 also has a dedicated mode for displaying Cat566 slit illumination uniformity test film. I do like the Arta80 but it is getting long in the tooth now, support from Phil Plunkett is excellent, however last time we spoke he said some parts were becoming hard to source. One sold on Ebay UK earlier this year for under £100! I was bidding but on a 3G connection which chose that moment to crap out.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-22-2010 02:39 PM                     I hated my Audio Control, too  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-22-2010 06:23 PM                     The ABACUS analyzer that I was referring to was the ARTA-600. The best RTA ever made...especially for cinemas. A copy of the manual is in the manuals section, on line. Doing an A-Chain with one is a breeze. Again, it wasn't until the D2 that its functionality was matched. -Steve  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-22-2010 06:24 PM                     my issue witht the audio control was the overall ballistics of the display  |  IP: Logged

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