[AT] OT... sort of

[Dick Day]

And they are correct. Analog is by far superior and if I still had my 
esoteric equipment that I had 30 years ago, I would use it :)

My hearing is to the point that my days of being an audiophile are long 
gone.  USB turntables spitting out MP3's will satisfy me for now.

Another thing worth noting is to not try to use the cartridges that come 
with most turntables if you plan on ripping or listening to 78's.  The hard 
surface and wider grooves of the 78's will destroy the stylus not to 
possible damage to the record.

I've looked at your electronics site before and, like everything else you 
do, I am beyond impressed :)

Thanks,

Dick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT... sort of


I spend a fair amount of time doing just that, Dick. But all the folks
on the various audio lists that I belong to recommend not using those
USB turntables and cartridges. They claim that an older high quality
turntable and cartridge will provide much better sound than the USB
devices.

I use 5 different turntables, depending on whether I am ripping 78's,
45's, or LP's. For software, I use Audacity by SoundForge, so I can use
various filters to make adjustments and convert from .wav to .mp3. You
can see some of my audio/electronics gear at
<http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/old-electronics-and/>. I connect the
"tape" output from my amplifier to a device that converts the two RCA
cables to USB. I could go directly from the amplifier to the computer's
sound card, but the USB signal is a higher bit rate (for better sound
quality).

Mostly I save the records to open reel tape - I like the sound better.
But you can't play 10.5" tapes in the car...

I have my sound system piped into the tractor repair bay in the barn so
I can listen to my favorites while I am fixing up old tractors. The most
recent was a 1952 Farmall Cub that had been in storage for the previous
8 years. ("ran when parked")
<http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/1952-farmall-cub/>

Mike

Dick Day wrote:
> I'm sitting here "ripping" my old albums to digital MP3 files and
> having a blast. It got me to wondering if anyone on the list has ever
> done this?  I have 100's of vinyl albums that I fear might one day
> get damaged, so I am preserving the songs on the computer.
>
> It's inexpensive and easy to do.  A $70 USB turntable and some free
> software is all you need. They didn't have "She thinks my tractor's
> sexy" back when vinyl was popular (please note the obligatory
> reference to tractors).
>
> Anyone else tried or thinking of trying this?
>
> Dick
>
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