Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread Archimago
atrocity wrote: > > ... > It probably is the price that makes me wonder if I can do better. I'm > falling victim to the "It cost less than my car, it can't possibly be > any good!" syndrome. :) > > One thing I'm really having shoved in my face lately is how frustrating > analog could be. I ju

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread atrocity
Archimago wrote: > The Sony PS-X series with Biotracer arms are nice machines! I was > looking for one locally last year but couldn't find any in good shape > :(. > I was a KID when I bought that thing...it's got to be 35 years ago now. It spent significant time in the shop after a few years b

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread d6jg
atrocity wrote: > I've noticed noise at the analog output even on a relatively new > computer. I solved that with a cheap USB to S/PDIF device, though it > resamples everything to 48k. > > > > Ancient Sony PS-X75 with a brand new Audio-Technica AT440MLa. :) > > Maybe I should take a look at

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread Archimago
atrocity wrote: > I've noticed noise at the analog output even on a relatively new > computer. I solved that with a cheap USB to S/PDIF device, though it > resamples everything to 48k. > > > > Ancient Sony PS-X75 with a brand new Audio-Technica AT440MLa. :) > > Maybe I should take a look at

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread d6jg
atrocity wrote: > I've noticed noise at the analog output even on a relatively new > computer. I solved that with a cheap USB to S/PDIF device, though it > resamples everything to 48k. > > > > Ancient Sony PS-X75 with a brand new Audio-Technica AT440MLa. :) > > Maybe I should take a look at

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread Archimago
Julf wrote: > It is always easy to do dramatic increase from "almost nothing" to "very > little" :) > > "In November 2014, it was reported that over one million vinyl records > had been sold in the UK since the beginning of the year. Sales had not > reached this level since 1996. The British Pho

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread atrocity
d6jg wrote: > I must have started in about 2009. The initial results were indeed iffy. > Largely due to the PCs onboard soundcard. When I moved to USB soundcard > the results improved massively. I've noticed noise at the analog output even on a relatively new computer. I solved that with a chea

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread atrocity
Pascal Hibon wrote: > I can only say that my "vinyl rips" (recorded with my TC interface and > Ableton) sound exactly the same as the vinyl. That is, as long as I > didn't run it through 'clickrepair' (http://www.clickrepair.net/), which > I only use when the record has a lot of pops and clicks.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread d6jg
cliveb wrote: > My guess is that back in 1998 you were probably using some sort of old > Soundblaster or perhaps an Ensoniq, probably on an ISA bus. Soundcards > of that era were indeed prone to picking up weird noises from the > activities of other subsystems in the PC - things like the video ca

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread cliveb
atrocity wrote: > I'm curious if anyone has compared recordings made via their computers > with something along the lines of a Roland R-05. My first attempts at > digitizing were done in 1998 using a computer and were disastrous...too > many dropped samples. I know that things have improved dra

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread Pascal Hibon
atrocity wrote: > I'm curious if anyone has compared recordings made via their computers > with something along the lines of a Roland R-05. I can only say that my "vinyl rips" (recorded with my TC interface and Ableton) sound exactly the same as the vinyl. That is, as long as I didn't run it thr

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread atrocity
I'm curious if anyone has compared recordings made via their computers with something along the lines of a Roland R-05. My first attempts at digitizing were done in 1998 using a computer and were disastrous...too many dropped samples. I know that things have improved dramatically since then, but

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread Pascal Hibon
d6jg wrote: > I am thinking you are a Mac person - that's a firewire interface. I am > mainly PC so its USB for me. I will have a look at Abletron. > > I use one of these in the Living Room hooked into the Tape Loop of my > Amp - > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UCA202-U-Control-low-latency-I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread Julf
d6jg wrote: > I read somewhere that vinyl sales in 2014 had increased dramatically. It is always easy to do dramatic increase from "almost nothing" to "very little" :) "In November 2014, it was reported that over one million vinyl records had been sold in the UK since the beginning of the year.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread d6jg
arnyk wrote: > And that is how the market seems to have gone. > > The evidence I see suggests that as my generation dies off, so will > vinyl. This time for real. > > BTW my vinyl rig is based on a Rega TT, a number of SS & tubed legacy > preamps, and a cartridge collection mostly Shure and Gra

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread d6jg
Pascal Hibon wrote: > FYI, to record vinyl I use my TC Electronic Konnekt interface. It came > bundled with an Intro version of Ableton. And Ableton is fantastic for > recording and editing. > My konnekt is no longer in production but it has been replaced with the > Impact Twin. http://www.tcelec

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread Julf
arnyk wrote: > The evidence I see suggests that as my generation dies off, so will > vinyl. This time for real. But fortunately there will be the hipster 8-track/c-cassette revival (albeit short-lived, as all hipster trends are, by definition). :) "To try to judge the real from the false will

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread arnyk
Julf wrote: > I still have a 'Numark iDJ2' (http://www.numark.com/product/idj2) (that > I got because I know the people who designed it), but I very rarely use > it - for the occasional DJ gig I do, it is now completely laptop-based. And that is how the market seems to have gone. The evidence I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] I need a new turntable. Suggestions.

2015-07-29 Thread Pascal Hibon
FYI, to record vinyl I use my TC Electronic Konnekt interface. It came bundled with an Intro version of Ableton. And Ableton is fantastic for recording and editing. My konnekt is no longer in production but it has been replaced with the Impact Twin. http://www.tcelectronic.com/impact-twin/ I can