Well whatever you do you should get a reasonable editing package. I use
Goldwave myself and it is amazing with playing with the declecker and some
other noise reduction techniques, how much you can improve damage
records.
I'd also suggest that playing them wet after a clean with a fairy liquid
in s warm water can help with surface noise as the much gets into
suspension.
Brian

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"Sumatriptan" wrote in message
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So quiet in here...

I am considering getting hold of a turntable so I can get my small (looks
like about 100 items) collection of vinyl into lossless format and then to
CD. Any tips/traps/advice please? I'm not after super quality reproduction
from what are going to be well-played records stored (vertically) in my
loft for 40+ years. 'Proper hi-fi' quality will probably be better than my
old ears these days, subjective I know.

I'm pretty sure I have a Shure M75 cartridge and almost new stylus from
the 1970s...somewhere in that loft.

I've been looking on Ebay at things like Pioneer PL-518, Technics SL-3200
and other direct drive tts. Would be reluctant to pay much more than
£50-£100 for what may turn out to be an aborted project if the disks
aren't playable. Am I wasting my time or what?

For PC line input via sound card know I need RIAA eq + preamp. I have
enough construction skills to build this, given circuit details. Or
perhaps CPC or RS do a ready made module?

Alternatively, I do have an external 24 bit res. audio capture unit
(Edirol UA-25) that has dynamic microphone inputs. I wonder if this would
work together with RIAA eq in software? MC cartridges and dynamic mics
have roughly similar output levels....don't they?

A bit rusty in this stuff...been a long time.

Comments appreciated.