The purpose is important here. Digitally recording will end up with a
loss of fidelity, the degree depending on the format you use. Thus I
would generally be wary of usb turntables because they will likely be
constructed with that loss of quality in mind. This may be fine if all
you are doing is converting albums. But if you want to play and listen
to albums as well, you should probably buy a higher quality turntable
9subject to availability) and hook up your computer's sound card to an
output jack on the receiver/amplifier.
Having said that, I looked for years for a decent turntable for my many
vinyl albums after my Gerard died a few decades ago. But eventually I
ended up replacing many of them by buying newly issued CDs (often
remastered for quality and longer playing with added bonus songs). For
more obscure out of print lps never issued on CDs, I was to locate a few
on the blogosphere in digital format.
I am only an audiophile that likes good varied music so perhaps a
musician in the group can add more comments, I think we have at least
two that may be reading these emails. [I bought the JJ Cale live CD that
Rocky performed on, featured on his signature line a while back]
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Max Heim
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 3:14 PM
To: MG List
Subject: Re: [Mgs] completely OT - USB Turntables, DAK, CD's and LP's
What are you trying to do? DJ?
One use for USB turntables is to digitally record music from LPs.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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