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From: Mike Rivers on 7 May 2008 08:47
Don Pearce wrote:

> For goodness sake this is VINYL! There is no such thing as a good
> transfer because the medium is too deeply flawed before you even
> start, particularly from an old collection.

This is probably true for an old collection that wasn't taken care of
and was probably played on a mediocre turntable when it was played. The
original poster needs to think about whether he just wants to move his
collection essentially as-is to another medium or if he wants to restore
it to its original glory.

> No, here's what you do. Get a turntable. Any turntable. Put a
> reasonable arm and cartridge on it and make the transfers.

Don't forget a preamp, any preamp. I recommend thrift store or yard sale
stereo receivers in the 10-20 year old range.

Keep the records. There's really no satisfactory way of digitizing the
jackets, which are the best part of a lot of records. <g>


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From: GregS on 7 May 2008 09:12
In article <8xhUj.9892$zw.6477(a)trnddc04>, Mike Rivers <mrivers(a)d-and-d.com> wrote:
>Don Pearce wrote:
>
>> For goodness sake this is VINYL! There is no such thing as a good
>> transfer because the medium is too deeply flawed before you even
>> start, particularly from an old collection.
>
>This is probably true for an old collection that wasn't taken care of
>and was probably played on a mediocre turntable when it was played. The
>original poster needs to think about whether he just wants to move his
>collection essentially as-is to another medium or if he wants to restore
>it to its original glory.
>
>> No, here's what you do. Get a turntable. Any turntable. Put a
>> reasonable arm and cartridge on it and make the transfers.
>
>Don't forget a preamp, any preamp. I recommend thrift store or yard sale
>stereo receivers in the 10-20 year old range.
>
>Keep the records. There's really no satisfactory way of digitizing the
>jackets, which are the best part of a lot of records. <g>
>
>

Camera ?

From: Mike Rivers on 7 May 2008 12:03
GregS wrote:

> Camera ?

And then what? You're going to store a digital photo (probably hard to
read the text) along with the audio file? And then you're going to need
a computer to read it? Sheesh! Makes it too hard to enjoy the "record
experience." I'd probably rather watch American Idol. <g>


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From: kjfarley on 7 May 2008 12:17
On May 6, 8:26 pm, sillyputty <karmictara...(a)2die4.com> wrote:
> Want to purchase a turntable to play and digitize my vinyl collection,
> in $150 - $200 range. Looking for auto-stop (lifts stylus at end of
> record), USB, tonearm with anti-skating and cue, and probably direct-
> drive. Been looking at Audio-Technica AT-PL120, also Pyle PLTT-D2

Rega P1, $395 Brand new with cartridge, Stereophile recommended

http://www.needledoctor.com/Rega-P1-Turntable?sc=2&category=353

You can get a phono preamp for ~60 on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/TCC-TC-754-Phono-Preamp-w-3-AUX-Inputs-BLACK-VERSION_W0QQitemZ160235266644QQihZ006QQcategoryZ48648QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


From: Scott Dorsey on 7 May 2008 13:36
kjfarley <kjfarley(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>On May 6, 8:26 pm, sillyputty <karmictara...(a)2die4.com> wrote:
>> Want to purchase a turntable to play and digitize my vinyl collection,
>> in $150 - $200 range. Looking for auto-stop (lifts stylus at end of
>> record), USB, tonearm with anti-skating and cue, and probably direct-
>> drive. Been looking at Audio-Technica AT-PL120, also Pyle PLTT-D2
>
>Rega P1, $395 Brand new with cartridge, Stereophile recommended
>
>http://www.needledoctor.com/Rega-P1-Turntable?sc=2&category=353

I'll put a thumbs up on the P1. You can do better, but it's a good
entry level unit. And it sure won't ruin your records the way the cheap
USB things will.

In fact, the Music Hall table I had mentioned is being sold by Needle
Doctor as well, but they want a hundred dollars more for it:
http://www.needledoctor.com/Music-Hall-MMF-2-2-Turntable?sc=7&category=960
It's in the same basic league as the Rega P1.

>You can get a phono preamp for ~60 on ebay
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/TCC-TC-754-Phono-Preamp-w-3-AUX-Inputs-BLACK-VERSION_W0QQitemZ160235266644QQihZ006QQcategoryZ48648QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I am amazed at the variation between preamps... actually testing them, it
is shocking how many of them don't actually match the RIAA curve. And that
isn't just the cheapies either.
--scott
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