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 -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 2:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List 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 year old Pioneer out of the closet and hook it up to my PC? Would I need any equipment between the turntable and the soundcard in the PC? On 6/7/2009 3:46 PM, Keith Gillard wrote: > Thanks Walter! > > Let me be Glib! > > A turn table with a ceramic cartgidge is comparrable to a CD player playing > quality mp3 files ripped onto a compact disk. > > Your Son will find no joy using todays crappy USB turn tables. > > If your going to do this then at least make sure you find a classic mid > range turn table with a quality diamond tip cartredge. > > All the manufactures made pretty good turn tables in the day but, I > personally would go with an old "Duel" or, "Pioneer" ,and a quality diamond > tip Sure cartridge if you can find one. > > BTW: Vinal is making a come back to a certain degree these dayze. > > 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 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 > listening experience. Some people like a very forward stereo image while > others prefer the sound stage to be more set back behind the speakers. I > have a friend who prefers his sound to be more recessed as I think it gives > him a feeling of being in a concert hall, he is a great classical music fan > and attends lots of concerts. Others enjoy a bright sound and yet others > like firm and prominent bass. Promoters of the Vinyl will say that the > sound is much warmer while the supporters of CD will say that CD is much > more detailed all be it more clinical. The only way to compare what one > prefers is to go to a specialist, and any good specialist will always > recommend you listen to the product before purchasing and often have > listening rooms in order to let you have a choice of different combination > of equipment. In truth, you really do get what you pay for. I remember > when I purchased a system some years ago; I was amazed just how by changing > one amplifier for another, changed the sound quality. Even changing > something as basic as the interconnects made a huge difference. Although > you can audition the equipment, it isn't the same as having it in your own > home and if you have a good relationship with any particular dealer they may > allow you to take the equipment home and listen to it in situ. So vinyl > versus CD is something each person must decide for himself or herself but > bear in mind, Vinyl isn't as readily available as CD and it might take a bit > of work tracking down the stuff your son is interested in. It is always > wise to purchase audio separates as these components are designed with their > purpose in mind where as combination systems always have some compromise > whether it be the tuner, the CD player or the amplifier or speakers. As for > the comparison between Hi-Fi components and PC or portable audio devices, in > my opinion there is no competition. Basically a PC is a storage system and > although it has the means of playing audio files, that isn't it's main > purpose. You can get high quality sound cards but I fail to see how a?300 > PC such as I am using now can compare with the ?1200 CD player on my Hi-Fi > system. Another draw back is with file compression. MP3 files are the > result of the original sound file being compressed to 10% of it's original > size and hence has quality loss. These files are fine for their purpose but > for serious listening, they lack quality. I listen to these files on my PC > fed through a mid range HI-Fi system but for really serious listening I take > the CD down to the big system and let it rip. I think it really depends on > what your son wants to do and what he will be happy with a couple of years > down the road. I think I will conclude with an illustration; Both a > comfortable family car and a dump truck will get you from New York to > California but I ask you, which would you prefer to travel in? On the other > hand if you wanted to transport lots of garbage to the local dump, which > vehicle would you rather use? If you want high quality sound reproduction > then Hi-Fi separates is the route to take and the choice between CD and > vinyl is a matter of personal choice after comparing the options. If you > want a mass storage system for your audio files with a reasonably enjoyable > listening experience then a good PC with a high quality sound card fed > through a reasonable stereo system will do and you could enhance the sound > quality by only listening to Wave files but that raises storage space > questions. I'm sorry this has went on a bit but it isn't the sort of > subject that merits a glib response. 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