Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Ripping Vinyl to FLAC/mp3 etc

2017-12-11 Thread Daverz
Apesbrain wrote: > That could come in handy if you are driving from a hot "tape out". Not > needed if you can source from "pre-amp out". Just use pre-amp volume > control. > > Bothers me that the Jil lacks a headphone jack. Yes, I can use one of my pre-amp outputs. But I think the output from

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Ripping Vinyl to FLAC/mp3 etc

2017-12-11 Thread Apesbrain
Daverz wrote: > It has variable input gain. That could come in handy if you are driving from a hot "tape out". Not needed if you can source from "pre-amp out". Just use pre-amp volume control. Bothers me that the Jil lacks a headphone jack.

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Ripping Vinyl to FLAC/mp3 etc

2017-12-11 Thread Daverz
I've been considering the Schiit Jil ADC. It has variable input gain. http://www.schiit.com/products/jil Daverz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Ripping Vinyl to FLAC/mp3 etc

2017-12-11 Thread d6jg
slartibartfast wrote: > Even cheaper is connecting an amplifier tape out to a laptop line in and > capture directly with Audacity. Might be worth trying before buying any > extra gadgets. > > Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk ThatÂ’s true but the onboard soundcards are often not very good. Y

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Ripping Vinyl to FLAC/mp3 etc

2017-12-11 Thread slartibartfast
d6jg wrote: > In Music there was a short discussion of the gear that can be used to > convert a Vinyl LP to digital formats and the do & dont's so rather than > hijack that Forum I thought I'd repost the various pieces of hardware > discussed with a few comments which people can then add to as re

[SlimDevices: Ripping] Ripping Vinyl to FLAC/mp3 etc

2017-12-11 Thread d6jg
In Music there was a short discussion of the gear that can be used to convert a Vinyl LP to digital formats and the do & dont's so rather than hijack that Forum I thought I'd repost the various pieces of hardware discussed with a few comments which people can then add to as required. USB Turntabl