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?


Ideally, the connector cable should be 3.5mm on one end and a pair of
stereo RCA phonoplugs on the other end. Plug those RCA phono jacks into
your HIFI, into the TAPE REC or TAPE OUT or other similarly named
connections on the back of the receiver. You will get the cleanest
signal that way because it will bypass all preamplification such as the
tone controls, volume etc.

You can pick up that cable at Radio Shack, like this one;

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...t%5Fid=42-2550


HTH

CD