Re: audio input device or phono preamp with USB port

[Joe Paton]

Hello André

The first option looks favourable.

You could use the analogue input and output for other devices if you so needed
to once you have finished with the transcription of your vinyl.

If any of the devices are maines powered, be sure to check for any hum loops or
other extraneous interfeerence.

The little Roland pre-amp I am using here, is beautifully quiet.  Either that,
or i'm deaf and it doesn't matter anyway.  But it has analogues in, with manual
gain on the audio channel.
Headphone socket for monitoring if you need it.

Good Luck, and enjoy those hours ahead of real-time transcription.

Joe











On Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:19:36 +0200
André van Deventer  wrote:

Hi all  I'm needing to record some vinyl records  onto my computer mostly
for sentimental reasons.

 

I  already have a rega turntable so that is not the problem.  As this is a
high quality turntable, I would not like to decrease the sound quality in
any way.

 

So it seems there are two scenarios I can use regarding the hardware?

 

1.I can get a phono preamp with an analog sound output and then get
some kind of a USB audio input device with an analog input.  Or

2.   I can get a phono preamp with a USB connection.

Any advice from anyone on which route to go?

 

Regards

 

André



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Joe Paton 

RE: audio input device or phono preamp with USB port

[André van Deventer]

Simon

Thanx man for your advice.

I'm looking at a NAD phono preamp at the moment which has both a USB and a
line out  as well as a line input should you want to transfer e.g. cassette
tapes.  They have a reasonably good reputation regarding low end audiofile
equipment so I suppose you can not go far wrong.  Rega also seems to have a
phono preamp which has only a line output.  This would of course mean that
you have to purchase some kind of audio input device.  And of course I would
have to get hold of some record cleaning stuff also.  It's been years since
I worked with vinyl records.



-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of goshawk
on horseback
Sent: 29 March 2016 09:34 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: audio input device or phono preamp with USB port

personally, I would go for the first option, as then, you will have the pick
of choice of equipment, so that you can maintain audio quality, where as
going for option 2 means that you are going to be limited to those preamps
with a USB connection only, and what ever bit and sample rates they choose
to use.

Simon


- Original Message -
From: "André van Deventer" <andred...@webafrica.org.za>
To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:19 AM
Subject: audio input device or phono preamp with USB port


Hi all  I'm needing to record some vinyl records  onto my computer mostly
for sentimental reasons.



I  already have a rega turntable so that is not the problem.  As this is a
high quality turntable, I would not like to decrease the sound quality in
any way.



So it seems there are two scenarios I can use regarding the hardware?



1.I can get a phono preamp with an analog sound output and then get
some kind of a USB audio input device with an analog input.  Or

2.   I can get a phono preamp with a USB connection.

Any advice from anyone on which route to go?



Regards



André



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Re: audio input device or phono preamp with USB port

[goshawk on horseback]

personally, I would go for the first option, as then, you will have the pick 
of choice of equipment, so that you can maintain audio quality, where as 
going for option 2 means that you are going to be limited to those preamps 
with a USB connection only, and what ever bit and sample rates they choose 
to use.

Simon


- Original Message - 
From: "André van Deventer" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:19 AM
Subject: audio input device or phono preamp with USB port


Hi all  I'm needing to record some vinyl records  onto my computer mostly
for sentimental reasons.



I  already have a rega turntable so that is not the problem.  As this is a
high quality turntable, I would not like to decrease the sound quality in
any way.



So it seems there are two scenarios I can use regarding the hardware?



1.I can get a phono preamp with an analog sound output and then get
some kind of a USB audio input device with an analog input.  Or

2.   I can get a phono preamp with a USB connection.

Any advice from anyone on which route to go?



Regards



André



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