You got that right. Another example was the Sony bayta system. According to
many people that I have spoken with it was far superior over the VHS system.
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From: "Gary Schindler" <garys5...@comcast.net>
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Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
I thought the rotary head machines like the dat recorders were better for
recording too, but like so many formats, they came and went. another example
was the digital cassette machines that could play analog tapes also. by the
time I decided to buy one they didn't make them any more. many noise
reduction systems came and went too, like DBX which was one of my favorites,
far superior to Dolby. you could do some real nice mastering, but it never
caught on with the general public for home recording. companies like Sony
and Philips float things out their but if the equipment isn't marketed
properly or is to complex for the average consumer it won't fly.
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From: "Bob Seed" <bobs...@tbaytel.net>
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Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
Does it really make a difference? After all the CD that you buy is a copy of
the master, and that so called master might yet be a second or third
generation of that same master. When CD's were introduced record companies
simply made copies of inferior quality recordings with out remastering them
with the latest technology in order to make a quick buck. A good ear should
be able to detect poor audio on CD'S especially those oldies that were never
cleaned up. Mis aligned recording and playback heads really stand out when
playing an inferior CD. I would suggest that when copping vinyl to CD that
you tweek the recording to the best of your ability and go from there. It is
highly unlikely that you will get two people that will agree when it comes
to audio quality. What may sound good to me might sound inferior to you. I
still think that the DAT tape would have been the way to go, but
unfortunately the DAT technology was not accepted by the public, although it
was used quite extensively in the recording and broadcast industry. .
. . .
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Wood" <k8...@comcast.net>
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Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:11 AM
Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
Well maybe I'LL have to settle for getting a cassette deck that plugs into
my computer and putting the cassette copy I have on the harddrive, and then
transfer to CD, but a problem with this is that then, it's a second
generation copy, and I hear those aren't as good as a first one!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray" <rays-h...@raynetbrm.plus.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:11 PM
Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables
Must say Dave, simply from my impressions of the ION USB turntable I saw,
the build quality didn't seem impressive so I'm inclined to think these
turntables are very basic performers technically.
I'd much sooner go for a Hi Fi turntable with magnetic cartridge and a good
pre-amp. These cost!
Either that or consider using a company doing vinyl transfer as a paid-for
service.
After all is said though, depends entirely on how critical you are about
sound quality. I've yet to start transfering my treasured vinyls but I know
it is going to be time-consuming.
Hope these thoughts are of some help.
Ray.
Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote:
In a word, awful. <lol>
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On Behalf Of André van Deventer
Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables
I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be.
-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of Ray
Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
Well, there were such things as Music Centres - as we called them here in
Brittain - which combined turntables with cassette decs. Still we're
talking 'old' here, and I guess you want a USB hardware device that does the
two.
I've not seen an USB combi anywhere for transfering old anoalogue stuff. I
know here a brand called ION has seemingly cornered the market in three
seperate units that do vinyl records, audio cassettes, and VHS videos. So
I if you've not held on to the various old stuff that could have done this
via hooking through a converter, then this is the only way to go.
Ray.
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