Bernie, I know exactly how frustrating it can be, even with an M-AUDIO audiophile sound card and the Audacity software, in position!!
I have a high-end system (with turntable) and have taken on this project of converting some of my well loved LPs to CD - it is time consuming and very boring - but at least it gets rid of those horrid breakfast sounds:~) Cheers..................JK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernie Cosell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 7:42 AM Subject: Re: usb turntable for audiophiles > On 7 May 2006 at 20:57, Kylde wrote: > > > I suspect it's for users who either never thought of transferring their > > vinyl to digital or have been put off by the complexity of transferring > > any other way (yes, I know it's not complex to THIS list) > > Actually, it can be difficult -- what that turntable really does for you > is eliminate the need for a phono-preamp. I have had a *devil* of a time > getting mine to work properly: between UPS's and generally sloppy > grounding, I found it _very_ difficult to get my turntable set up without > [unacceptable] hum coming along for the ride... it is a real PITA doing > both: 1) making sure everything is properly grounded, and 2) making sure > everything is properly grounded to the *SAME* ground [else you get ground > loops]. [not to mention that for most people, the only phono preamp they > have is a big/clunky/probablyobsolete receiver of some type that is > likely nowhere NEAR their computer]. [yes, I know you can get a very > neat, tiny, and not too expensive standalong phono preamp from Radio > Shack-- it is just that that, together with wrestling with hum and the > like, really makes it quite a bit of a nuisance and more of a techie/nerd > activity than a lot of folk might want to mess with]. I could be tempted > to get a turntable that just jacks into a USB port, with no fuss, no > muss. > > /Bernie\ -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
