Re: Phono to USB

Martin Gregorie wrote:
Joe wrote:
Big and Blue wrote:
Martin Gregorie wrote:
I have a collection of vinyl that the record companies have never seen fit to re-issue on CD and would now like to transfer them. I need a plastic USB turntable like a hole in the head:

Sounds like you have a turntable already?

Why not just plug it into a soundcard and use gramofile?

http://www.opensourcepartners.nl/~costar/gramofile/


Because sound cards are extremely awful? I have a laptop and two
desktops with integrated sound, and a couple of PCI cards. None
can produce two channels of line input with better than 40dB
dynamic range, using an encoding method capable of about 100dB.
My best sound card is an ancient AWE32, managing about 45dB and
I no longer have a computer which can use it.

Even a Creative Connect USB box can manage only about 48dB, and
that's with a short, thick wire connected between tuner-amp ground
and the box, in addition to the screened audio cables. And the
input grounds are connected straight to the PCB ground plane, no
sign of awareness of ground loops or noise, and not a thought given
to differential inputs, which would have added 50p to the price and
probably another 20dB to the range.

Unfortunately, manufacturers with an understanding of both audio
engineering and PCs are thin on the ground, and charge accordingly.
I can't justify hundreds of pounds for even average-quality audio
digitising.
>
Do you know anything about the Terratec Preamp iVinyl ? Sez it handles both line-in and MC output It has an alloy case, so is at least well screened, and costs around 80 quid.


No, sorry, I know they have a fair reputation, but I'm not
professionally involved with audio, and I can't afford to
experiment too widely. Still, 'proper' audio stuff gave up
on things like specifications and blind listening tests
years ago, who am I to criticise PC gear?

.

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