"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:26:25 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:

(No-one in his right mind though is going to suggest that 'digital' will
ever match the sheer quality of a top notch Hasselblad/Zeiss T* or Leica
B&W
bromide print though, despite that in terms of 'hue', if nothing else, it
is
immediately a lot less 'accurate' than a colour digital photo from the
outset.....)

Wrong. Unless you restrict yourself to films of less than 100 ASA, the
Canon 1Ds will beat the pants off any Leica. The jury may be out on
the Hassel, since the digiback for that is about 20 grand!

In much the same way, a good SS amp will beat the pants off your
rose-tinted valve amps. A bad recording is not *supposed* to sound
relaxing........................



*Tooooo* easy! :-)

Anyway, forget all that (totally wrong anyway) and see what I've done
*since* I posted the above:

This:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit...riaacard01.jpg

became this:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit...riaacard02.jpg

and got plugged in thus:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit...riaacard03.jpg

where it worked first time - the card being powered by the PC and one deck
(not in the picture) is being played on another computer (because it's got
the speakers on it (also not in the picture or same room come to that!).....

.....and is now on it's way to becoming my 'RIAA input PC Card' when I suss
out a connector to the soundcard and rig up a pair of phonos on a spare slot
on the computer for the inputs.

(How's them apples for an old fart who don't have a 'techie' bone in his
body????)

:-)

And, Nick, so far there's no 'noise' whatsoever - don't know about when I
start to stuff it in the box. I'm hoping I'll be able to screen it, if
necessary......