Re: audio input device or phono preamp with USB port
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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- Joe Paton
RE: audio input device or phono preamp with USB port
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" 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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" 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
audio input device or phono preamp with USB port
Hi all Im 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus