On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:47:03 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

The preamp and converter would be normally built into the turntable
itself, but how about if some enterprising manufacturer built a
cartridge with a direct digital output? Firewire, USB or S/PDIF? Built
in RIAA equilisation?

But why add the weight of the electronics where you don't want it?

It might be a single-chip solution. No need to mount it in a heavy
DIL package.


And, could use the standard arm wiring to power/connect the output.

Standard wiring? You'd need to get power up there.

Standard wiring, not standard use of that wiring. There's 4 wires in
a headshell. Plenty to get power in and USB out.

Dave, you don't have to rush SO fast to knock an idea flying :-)