ctbarker32;378777 Wrote: > It is important to note that I believe it is imperative to eliminate all > sources of noise at the beginning of the process. No amount of post > processing is going to be as good as starting with as pristine a source > as possible. Garbage in - Garbage out. Thus, my first step is to use my > VPI 16.5 LP cleaning machine to scrub my LPs of any residual dirt that > may impact my transfer. Seconded. Getting the LP as clean as possible before it's played may well be the most important step. I use a Moth RCM mkII. As well as that and the VPI mentioned above, the other common vacuum cleaning device is the Nitty-Gritty. They all work on similar principles: wet-clean the surface using some sort of scrubbing technique with a brush and then suck off the solvent along with suspended dirt. The best of the vacuum machines is probably the Keith Monks, but it costs thousands (whereas the Nitty-Gritty, VPI and Moth machines cost hundreds).
Having said all this, if someone has a relatively small number of LPs to transfer, investing in a vacuum machine is not very cost-effective. Some people claim to have had good results from simple wet-cleaning by hand, provided it is followed by very thorough rinsing with pure distilled water. I've never tried it myself, but provided the rinsing agent really is completely free of contaminents, then it seems to me that it should work. ctbarker32;378777 Wrote: > I arrived at at this after much trial and error. While I prefer belt > drive for my audiophile listening system, I found that using some basic > and inexpensive belt turntables (Pro-Ject) for this purpose posed > several issues such as speed fluctuations and hum and noise. I have > found the AT-L120 rock solid and noise free. I don't quite understand this. If you get best listening results from your audiophile belt-drive turntable, why not use it for your transfers? Is it that you wanted a separate dedicated turntable for making transfers, and couldn't afford a second high-end TT? Given that you are using a USB audio interface, why not simply use a laptop and take the recording machine to the main stereo system? -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57431 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
