"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:49:49 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote

Of course, the ubiquitous nature of 16-bit recording, and the wide
availabilty of CD-R, does suggest that anyone transcribing their
precious and fragile LPs

Fragile LPs???

Are you kidding? - I lightly caught a DVD+R on the corner of the loading
tray the other day and it was instantly scratched in an arc (OK, looked
more
like part of a logarithmic spiral...) from edge to centre! Immediately
stone
dead and completely 'invisible' to the computer - wouldn't even play with
'clicks'......

No doubt you have the information backed up somewhere else.


Actually no - information 'coming in'....


Try that with a direct-cut LP..........................


Wouldn't fit in the tray.... :-)

If you want 'fragile' try this (I've done it and will demonstrate it to
anyone who wants) - get a ****e LP ('Singalonga Max' on 90 gm Ronco would be
ideal) and bend it in half 'til the opposite edges of the same side touch,
(NEVER FACING TOWARD YOU OR ANYONE ELSE, FFS!), let it spring back, work it
flat a bit, stick it on and play it.

Next, try it with a CD........

:-)