guidof;686481 Wrote: > I'm considering ripping at least some of my LPs to my Vortexbox > Appliance for use with my SBTs. Here is Phil Leigh's reply to an > earlier post. > > > > I would probably prefer using some sort of USB phono preamp with > internal ADC rather than a system similar to the one Phil used. > > Consequently, I'm looking for users' experiences with USB interfaces > such as the *ART* USBPhonoPlus v2, *NAD* PP3i, or *Pro-Ject* Phono Box > II USB Phono Preamp. Or maybe a Rolls bellari vp530? > > Also, VinylStudio has been suggested as one of the best software > solutions for this purpose. Your experience with this or others? > > Ease of operation and SQ of the ultimate result are my main concerns. > > Any information will be much appreciated. > > Guido F.I started out with an integrated Amp connected headphones out to my PC-soundcard for a DAC. It was quite demanding in terms of footprint on my table so I switched over to a USB RIAA/DAC by Terratec (iVinyl). I'd say regardless of price, it has clear advantages from a convenience perspective over some more alaborate setups. The Nad PP3 looks good and is not that much more expensive. Terratec does have a good SW for recording and handles up to 24/96 if you want. The built in Click and Pop removal is better than Adobe Soundbooth in my experience. For one, at moderate to light settings it does not affect over all sound as far as I can tell (Percussion for example). I have also used the built in DeNoiser on a few bad cases, but only in the quieter passages. It is ok, at least if you don't push it too much, but that is probably the case with any noise reduction sw.
However, you end up with Ripp -> Clean -> Save -> open in some Waveditor for splitting -> convert to FLAC -> open in Mp3Tag for Tagging -> find Cover art... finally done... So now I tried Vinylstudio and although I think the Crack/Pop removal in the Terratec SW (algorithmix) was better, every step is done inside Vinylstudio and I save considerable time per LP with it... Not the least since I don't need to be present while recording, it starts and stops on needle down/up... -- Gblenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gblenn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22759 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93265 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
