On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:26:20 -0000, "Epetruk"
wrote:

Arny Krueger wrote:
"Epetruk" wrote in message

Dear all,

I've recently been trying to convert some of my vinyl collection to a
digital format. I did the following:

* Got a connector cable with 3.5mm stereo plugs at both ends;

* Plugged one plug into the phono jack of my hi-fi and the other into
the line-in jack of my computer;

Here's where you made your mistake. The phono input of your hi-fi
includes what is known as a RIAA equalizer. It's basically a high end
cutoff filter. Try recording from the tape outs if it has them; the
headphone out if it doesn't. If neither is feasible get a separate
RIAA preamp - here is a web page with some alternatives:

Sorry Arny and everyone else who may be reading - I actually did plug the
plug into the *headphone jack* (I couldn't find any other jack that would
output sound that I could plug into). Unfortunately, as I have already
recounted, plugging into the headphone jack doesn't solve the problem, and I
don't think the hi-fi has a tape out.

Any other ideas?


Can you post a short mp3 somewhere - we can diagnose a lot easier that
way.

d

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