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Did RS Canada actually die or did it just get a new name because of a pi**ing contest between InterTan and Circuit City ?

Interesting question though... I figured they would still be selling the same products but maybe that's not the case. If so, I guess I'll be going back to my very early days (age 8-ish)when my parents used to do trips down to NY and NJ to buy electronic parts from Lafayette and Radio Shack 'cause you couldn't get things like that in Canada !!

Wow, I was all ready to post a new message about me getting screwed over about RS not beeing there, but everyone beat me to it. I went everywhere yesterday at the eatons center, SONY,CICUIT CITY,COMPU SOURCE, some other audio stores. So far iam screwed. I was told Rs is now the source circuit city, and they carry the same products but when i asked about the meter they said SAWG meter we dont carry those, and i reapeated sound pressure meter, but they still informed me they dont carry sawg meters(whatever the hell that is). Anyone in the GTA CAN YOU HELP ME?

It seems that RS search is rather dumb, if you search for SPL meter, it returns the digital version. If you search analog meter, it returns the analog one.

The store in my area only knew it as a db meter. All they carry is the digital. I am still looking for the analog but I am thinking the digital might be best for me because it might be easier for me to read(limited vision).

I don't know how much the stock has changed when RS Canada transitioned to CC, but I was informed by a guy at one of the local stores that they don't carry the SPL meter anymore. He did know what I was talking about, maybe he has been there for a long time. Anyhow, the good news is that he told me they were planning on getting them back into their inventory fairly soon. Not sure what "fairly soon" means, but with luck it means it will arrive before my VP100 factory second...

I was considering ordering from RS.com, but the customs folks here *always* charge me duties on anything valued over $20CDN. This makes the pricing a lot less attractive, particularly when shipping is factored in as well.

Like bridgman, I could always just wait til I go to the States and pick one up from a retail store there I suppose.

Incidentally, does SVS ship their items from Canada? I noticed on their site that they have vendors in Toronto. This would save the tariffs at any rate. I'll call them to ask if nobody here knows the answer directly.

Is the analog one better then the digital? It seems everyone favours the analog, is this cause everyone likes it old school or iam i mistaken and it is worth purchasing an analog spl meter?

I've never tried the digital version, but I think it has been mentioned that the analog unit is easier to read for making level adjustments due to it's meter needle; you can watch it sweep in slow response mode, rather than trying to follow a digital readout where you see numbers running up and down.
Plus, it's cheaper!

I prefer the digital, for me it is easier to read and seems to allow me to get all speakers right to the same level easily.

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I prefer the digital

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ME TOO! I used the analog version for more than 20 years before getting the digital model, and though either model will do the job just fine, I much prefer the digital model. Just went to the Radio Shack web site, and couldn't find the analog model. HMMM?

Yeah, Jack, but the analog is "warmer".