Re: turntables

2013-08-29 Thread Joe
: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 4:40 PM Subject: RE: turntables Don't play a 78RPM disc with a stylus designed for 45- or 33RPM discs - the shape is different and may damage the older record. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Donald L. Roberts

Re: turntables

2013-08-29 Thread Curtis Delzer
knoledgable salesmen and they're prices are good. Good luck. Joe. - Original Message - From: DALE HELTZER dehelt...@msn.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 4:40 PM Subject: RE: turntables Don't play a 78RPM disc with a stylus

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2013-08-27 Thread Donald L. Roberts
a preamp which has the appropriate equalization settings for a magnetic cartridge, but I will be lucky to find anything as I am sure that most low cost turntables will have ceramic cartridges and probably will be USB. So I would appreciate ideas. Don Roberts To unsubscribe from this list, send

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2013-08-27 Thread Byron Stephens
Subject: turntables I am wondering whether anyone on list can recommend a turntable which will play 78 RPM records. Not crazy about USB because of the problems that some folks have had. I have some old 78s saved since childhood which I would enjoy playing, so I don't want to sink much money

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2013-08-27 Thread Gary Schindler
...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:05 PM Subject: turntables I am wondering whether anyone on list can recommend a turntable which will play 78 RPM records. Not crazy about USB because of the problems that some folks have had. I have some

RE: turntables

2013-08-27 Thread DALE HELTZER
Discussion List Subject: turntables I am wondering whether anyone on list can recommend a turntable which will play 78 RPM records. Not crazy about USB because of the problems that some folks have had. I have some old 78s saved since childhood which I would enjoy playing, so I don't want to sink much

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2013-08-27 Thread Byron Stephens
Those old style cartriges went out with the infamous bsr turntables. - Original Message - From: Don Ball donbal...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 5:13 PM Subject: Re: turntables I haven't seen a ceramic cartridge sense

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2013-08-27 Thread Don Ball
I haven't seen a ceramic cartridge sense the seventys. I think that all turn tables have magnetic cartridges now. Most turntables have 78 speed. YOu could probably by a cheap one at radio shack. I bought a numark turntable that has 78 speed for about $250. I have heard on the email lists about

Re: turntables

2013-08-27 Thread Matthew Bullis
I forget the model of the Stanton turntable I bought at my local Guitar Center about a year ago, but if you press the 33 and 45 buttons at the same time, it swings up to 78rpm. I also bought an additional headshell, which is the bit that screws onto the arm, so that I could switch them out.

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2013-08-27 Thread Gary Schindler
I think the Teac 350 had a ceramic cartridge on it. not much for tonal quality. - Original Message - From: Byron Stephens bstephens122...@shaw.ca To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 8:17 PM Subject: Re: turntables Those old style

Re: user friendly turntables

2010-12-02 Thread john poole
Brilliant Vicky! Much appreciated, John. - Original Message - From: Victoria Vaughan vrvaug...@mailzone.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 1:30 AM Subject: Re: user friendly turntables Hi John, Go to: www.speaktomecatalog.com

Re: user friendly turntables

2010-12-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
then buy a proper turntable that plugs into an amp, you can get preempts if you need them for your sound card and then? Well go your hardest with your favorite audio sampling software. So what am I missing here? User friendly turntables, next we'll be looking for user-friendly light switches

Re: user friendly turntables

2010-12-02 Thread Peter Scanlon
- From: Dane Trethowan To: PC Audio Discussion List Cc: PC Audio Discussion List Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:37 PM Subject: Re: user friendly turntables Well I'm not going to read a whole thread of email but the subject line intrigues me, what has to be user friendly about

Re: user friendly turntables

2010-12-02 Thread john schwery
Message - From: john poole pool...@btinternet.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:57 PM Subject: user friendly turntables Hi All, Is there any blind friendly turntable that is available to copy vynl records into the computer? Yours

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2010-12-02 Thread Robert doc Wright
: Thursday, December 02, 2010 5:32 AM Subject: Re: user friendly turntables I wouldn't bother with that one. I read reviews on it and they were not good. I called Speak To Me to find out about it and the guy I talked with knew almost nothing about it. All he could give me was a brand name which I have

Re: user friendly turntables

2010-12-02 Thread Victoria Vaughan
You're welcome. Happy recording! Vicky - Original Message - From: john poole pool...@btinternet.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 5:04 AM Subject: Re: user friendly turntables Brilliant Vicky! Much appreciated, John

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2010-12-02 Thread john poole
pose a question about turntables. visionwise and healthwise some people are not as fortunate as you, so how dare you criticise anyone asking or answering a question. Have you not thought of collapsing your mail when certain threads fall below yourextremely high standards? Have a day off Dane

Re: user friendly turntables

2010-12-02 Thread kim kelly
Message - From: john poole pool...@btinternet.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 4:06 PM Subject: Re: user friendly turntables Dane, Arn't you the lucky one! why the hell did you bother to reply? with your experience obviously you have

RE: user friendly turntables

2010-12-02 Thread Dave McElroy WA6BEF
Don't forget old yucky ceramic cartridges like they used to put in cheap garbage turntables back in our day. Ick! Best to stay with the old stuff, though admittedly I can't fine a replacement stylus for my M91ED cartridge. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org

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2010-12-02 Thread Norma A. Boge
is there no room for newcommers to practice copying lp's to a computer or dare pose a question about turntables. visionwise and healthwise some people are not as fortunate as you, so how dare you criticise anyone asking or answering a question. Have you not thought of collapsing your mail when

Re: user friendly turntables

2010-12-02 Thread Gary Schindler
...@drakelroy.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:32 PM Subject: RE: user friendly turntables Don't forget old yucky ceramic cartridges like they used to put in cheap garbage turntables back in our day. Ick! Best to stay with the old stuff, though

Re: user friendly turntables

2010-12-02 Thread kim kelly
are feeling Down. - Original Message - From: Dave McElroy WA6BEF d...@drakelroy.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 6:32 PM Subject: RE: user friendly turntables Don't forget old yucky ceramic cartridges like they used to put

user friendly turntables

2010-12-01 Thread john poole
Hi All, Is there any blind friendly turntable that is available to copy vynl records into the computer? Yours thankfully, Johnp. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org

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2010-12-01 Thread Victoria Vaughan
Subject: user friendly turntables Hi All, Is there any blind friendly turntable that is available to copy vynl records into the computer? Yours thankfully, Johnp. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send

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2010-12-01 Thread kim kelly
Vaughan vrvaug...@mailzone.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 5:30 PM Subject: Re: user friendly turntables Hi John, Go to: www.speaktomecatalog.com and there you will find a turn table that will record to a writable CD. Good luck! Vicky

digital turntables question

2009-10-17 Thread dan thompson
Hi All, I wish to put some lp's on cd. Currently I am recording them in via Adobe 1.5 , track by track and running the noise reduction option on each track. I'd like a USB digital turntable since data transfer is quicker or other device that would notice the silence between tracks and record

Re: digital turntables question

2009-10-17 Thread Dane trethowan
was part of a series discussing turntables, how to transfer your music to your computer, polishing the results, various kinds of turntables available on the market today, the history of audio recording and so on. On 18/10/2009, at 6:28 AM, dan thompson wrote: Hi All, I wish to put some lp's

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-09 Thread Gary Wood
@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 8:34 AM Subject: Re: High fidelty and turntables today Haven't got to the start of this thread, but oh my Word, fancy this coming up again. Agree with Steve Green about the snap crackle and pop, but these almost religeous disputes have gone on for ever

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-09 Thread jason
-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 3:09 PM Subject: High fidelty and turntables today I'm not exactly sure how to ask this, but I'm hoping to get some pointers to more information and some advice. My son is asking for a turntable for his birthday. I assumed it was to access music he can

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-09 Thread Sunshine
i love a good quality sound i come from the years of vinyel, and tapes and the like. - Original Message - From: Gary Wood k8...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 1:31 AM Subject: Re: High fidelty and turntables today I still

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-08 Thread STEPHEN GREEN
fidelty and turntables today The best way to do the vinyl versus CD test is blind, not knowing which you are hearing. If you do multiple, unpredictable trials of this manner, you will get a more unbiased opinion when you formulate one. Bruce On Sun, 7 Jun 2009, Walter Ramage wrote: Hi

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-08 Thread Stumpy
Not on decent equipment with a clean needle and record... - Original Message - From: STEPHEN GREEN stephen.t...@ntlworld.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 2:52 AM Subject: Re: High fidelty and turntables today Oh, you can always hear

RE: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-08 Thread Walter Ramage
, it doesn't matter what it is played on. Walter. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]on Behalf Of Bruce Toews Sent: 08 June 2009 06:04 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: RE: High fidelty and turntables today The best way to do

RE: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-08 Thread Bruce Toews
-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]on Behalf Of Bruce Toews Sent: 08 June 2009 06:04 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: RE: High fidelty and turntables today The best way to do the vinyl versus CD test is blind, not knowing which you are hearing. If you do

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-08 Thread Ray
-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 6:03 AM Subject: RE: High fidelty and turntables today The best way to do the vinyl versus CD test is blind, not knowing which you are hearing. If you do multiple, unpredictable trials of this manner, you will get a more unbiased opinion when you

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-08 Thread Ray
Chirstopher, only just got around to the first post - yours - in this thread. No, a turntable by itself won't be enough. You need a very high quality preamplifier to go between the turntable and the PC. You could by a preamp that handles magnetic cartridges which have a very low output - moving

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-08 Thread Bruce Toews
a difference between an off the shelf home unit or a unit that is labelled as being professional. The professional units tend to be built better and take a licking and keep on ticking. When it comes to turntables broadcasters prefer the professional line of Technique, as the professional

High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not exactly sure how to ask this, but I'm hoping to get some pointers to more information and some advice. My son is asking for a turntable for his birthday. I assumed it was to access music he can only find on vinyl, but he says it's for higher sound quality than he can get off of CD's or

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread Nick G
Youa re going to get conflicting responses about this. Some will advocate a USB Turntable for the PC, but I personally think that defeats the purpose of why one would want such a thing. Yes, fidelity is higher with Turntables, open reels, etc. A PC would need a phono input to plug

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread Nick G
Oops, and inmy last message, I forgot to explain why USB Turntables aren't all that great, and that is because they're not built for fidelity, rather, they're built for in-expense, E.G. poor preamps. - Original Message - From: Nick G n...@hkcradio.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread Gary G Schindler
...@austin.rr.com To: PC audio discussion list. pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 3:09 PM Subject: High fidelty and turntables today I'm not exactly sure how to ask this, but I'm hoping to get some pointers to more information and some advice. My son is asking for a turntable for his

RE: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread André van Deventer
And I believe ceramic cartridges also! -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Nick G Sent: 07 June 2009 09:57 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: High fidelty and turntables today Oops, and inmy last message

RE: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread Walter Ramage
Hi. In short the answer is yes, you will always get superior quality reproduction from dedicated Hi-Fi equipment. There has been and still is a raging debate between the exponents of Vinyl and CD. For the most part this debate is purely subjective since it really depends on your preferred

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread Keith Gillard
. So much for being Glibb LOL - Original Message - From: Walter Ramage w...@blueyonder.co.uk To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 2:34 PM Subject: RE: High fidelty and turntables today Hi. In short the answer is yes, you will always get

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread Christopher Chaltain
. So much for being Glibb LOL - Original Message - From: Walter Ramagew...@blueyonder.co.uk To: PC Audio Discussion Listpc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 2:34 PM Subject: RE: High fidelty and turntables today Hi. In short the answer is yes, you will always get superior

RE: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread David Edick
More than likely, you will need a phono pre-amp. Some inexpensive turntables have a built in one, but the higher end ones didn't. If you have to connect the turn table to the phono in on your amplifier or receiver, then you will need a pre-amp to use it with your PC. Hope this is helpful, /David

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread Gary Schindler
: Christopher Chaltain cchalt...@austin.rr.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 5:55 PM Subject: Re: High fidelty and turntables today OK, thanks for all of the great advice! One question, assuming I have a good quality sound card, could I pull my 25

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread Bob Seed
fidelty and turntables today More than likely, you will need a phono pre-amp. Some inexpensive turntables have a built in one, but the higher end ones didn't. If you have to connect the turn table to the phono in on your amplifier or receiver, then you will need a pre-amp to use it with your PC

RE: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread Bruce Toews
The best way to do the vinyl versus CD test is blind, not knowing which you are hearing. If you do multiple, unpredictable trials of this manner, you will get a more unbiased opinion when you formulate one. Bruce On Sun, 7 Jun 2009, Walter Ramage wrote: Hi. In short the answer is yes, you

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Gary Wood
on MP3 CD's. - Original Message - From: Bob Seed bobs...@tbaytel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org 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

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Gary Wood
on USB turntables Bruce makes a good point. unless you have a recording that is so rare it is better to buy the album on disc or download the MP3 album and burn the disc. you're only out a couple bucks instead of buying equipment you'll use once or twice. - Original Message - From

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Bruce Toews
you'll have a dry run, like I did. - Original Message - From: Bruce Toews br...@ogts.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Are professionally-produced CD's of the albums you're

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Gary Wood
-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:59 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Not so, although you may think it is because you are playing it on the same equipment that it was recorded on. Take that same recording and bring it to a professional studio and you

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Gary Wood
pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Are professionally-produced CD's of the albums you're interested in not available? They may well have much better sound than anything you could produce with home-grown equipment

RE: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Dave McElroy WA6BEF
are not readily available commercially. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wood Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:41 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Thanks, Bob

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Gary Wood
I could use Soundforge's noise reduction for those! - Original Message - From: Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:31 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables I thought the rotary

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Gary G Schindler
information on USB turntables Thanks, Bob! Well if I don't get a turntable, maybe I'll just hunt around for that tape, and get some kind of cassette to PC type of thing. My brother was asking because he had the vinyl records. I want to copy them for him on CD if I can, but when I do it for myself

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Gary G Schindler
you could certainly do this. - Original Message - From: Gary Wood k8...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables I could use Soundforge's noise reduction for those

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Gary Wood
turntables do you have an old turntable you could plug in to your sound car with a Preamp? this would be better than nothing. - Original Message - From: Gary Wood k8...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:41 AM Subject: Re

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Gary Schindler
give it a try. this is what I still do! - Original Message - From: Gary Wood k8...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:57 PM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables My brother still has one. I don't know how

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-15 Thread Gary Wood
Thanks, Bruce! - Original Message - From: Bruce Toews br...@ogts.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:58 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Amazon lists all sorts of CD's and MP3 downloadst by Mystic Moods

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Gary Wood
Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 5:36 AM 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

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Bruce Toews
List pc-audio@pc-audio.org 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

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Gary Schindler
...@ogts.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Are professionally-produced CD's of the albums you're interested in not available? They may well have much better sound than anything you could

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Gary Schindler
k8...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org 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

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Sunshine
: Bruce Toews br...@ogts.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:42 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Are professionally-produced CD's of the albums you're interested in not available? They may well have much better sound than

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread john schwery
-audio@pc-audio.org 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

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Bob Seed
- From: Sunshine sunsh...@abe.midco.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 8:28 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables bruce i would have to respectifully disagree with you with a good home recording set up you can get the same pro

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Bruce Toews
...@tbaytel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org 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

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Bob Seed
Now your talking, heheheh - Original Message - From: Keith Gillard kgill...@shaw.ca To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 12:10 PM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables 2 inch tape baby! You can't get that quality using home

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Bob Seed
, 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

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Gary Schindler
marketed properly or is to complex for the average consumer it won't fly. - Original Message - From: Bob Seed bobs...@tbaytel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Does it really

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Bob Seed
, 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

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Keith Gillard
2 inch tape baby! You can't get that quality using home equipment. - Original Message - From: Bob Seed bobs...@tbaytel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:59 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Not so, although

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Bruce Toews
Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables bruce i would have to respectifully disagree with you with a good home recording set up you can get the same pro recordings as the pro's do, and so for those of you who like to do the restoration of vinal, tapes, 78's and lps and reels and the like go

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-14 Thread Sunshine
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 12:17 PM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables The water example is an excellent one, speaking as one who can't stand the taste of chlorine. Thanks for this very good message. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Proud JAWS User Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-13 Thread Gary Wood
: Dave McElroy WA6BEF d...@drakelroy.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 12:13 PM Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables Actually, I would really appreciate the same information, though I may try to use what we have on hand. We

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-13 Thread Gary Schindler
Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables I would like to know if there's such an animal as a cassette recorder or player with a built-in turntable. I would like to take some of my cassettes and maybe a vinal or two and put them on the harddrive, so I can burn them to CD's! Anyone know

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-13 Thread Ray
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

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-13 Thread Donald L. Roberts
What I want to know is whether any of these so-called USB turntables have a decent cartridge. As far as I know, the ones I have heard about have only ceramic cartridges; no magnetics as far as I know. Don Roberts - Original Message - From: Ray rays-h...@raynetbrm.plus.com To: PC

RE: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-13 Thread André van Deventer
I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Ray Sent: 13 February 2009 12:36 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-13 Thread Gary Schindler
information on USB turntables What I want to know is whether any of these so-called USB turntables have a decent cartridge. As far as I know, the ones I have heard about have only ceramic cartridges; no magnetics as far as I know. Don Roberts - Original Message - From: Ray rays-h

RE: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-13 Thread Dave McElroy WA6BEF
In a word, awful. lol -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 10:07 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm just

RE: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-13 Thread Ray
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

Re: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-13 Thread Gary Wood
! - Original Message - From: Ray rays-h...@raynetbrm.plus.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org 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

RE: Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-12 Thread Dave McElroy WA6BEF
. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Walt Smith Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:05 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm currently considering the purchase of a USB

Seeking information on USB turntables

2009-02-11 Thread Walt Smith
I'm currently considering the purchase of a USB turntable to aid in converting my extensive and, in some cases, rare vinyl collection to digital and would appreciate any information, suggestions, guidance, etc., from list members regarding the subject. Suggestions of hardware and software to

Re: shelf top systems or turntables

2007-10-23 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 1:53 AM Subject: shelf top systems or turntables friends, I am not sure if i asked this question or not. I'm looking for a good not so big desktop stereo that has a turntable. I want to listen to and record my records. any brands that are good or where

Re: shelf top systems or turntables

2007-10-23 Thread Randy Tijerina
how easy are they to set up? and cna i connect it to my machine via usb port? - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 1:46 AM Subject: Re: shelf top systems or turntables High Randy

shelf top systems or turntables

2007-10-22 Thread Randy Tijerina
friends, I am not sure if i asked this question or not. I'm looking for a good not so big desktop stereo that has a turntable. I want to listen to and record my records. any brands that are good or where to look for starters? meaning, what sites? Randy. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives