On 09/07/2015 11:03, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 08/07/2015 13:35, Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , Graeme Wall
wrote:
Probably a silly question to bring up on this group but does anyone have
any opinions on the USB turntables John Lewis are selling?

The reason I ask is I've discovered a box full of 1960s singles that I'd
quite like to stick on my iThings and can't be fagged trying to marry
the hi-fi and computer together to do the job properly as it would
involve major rewiring sessions to get them into the same room.

If you have a laptop available it might be cheaper and give better results
to buy a machine-powered USB ADC like the ones sold by Behringer or
Focusrite. See

http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/HFN/ADC/USBrecording.html

for some more info.


Looks interesting but I don't have a laptop unfortunately!

But if you do have an existing record deck, that could surely be moved to
the computer easily?

It;s the bit between the deck and the computer which is the problem, ie
the proper pre-amp. I've a video A-D converter I can utilise the sound
side of once I've got it to line level. Means I'd have to move the main
amplifier as well which means disconnecting all the wiring for speakers,
tuner etc. Fine if I was going to do the job in one hit but means
derigging/rerigging every time I want to do a batch.

Or you could use a wireless link between the existing
Hi-Fi and computer. That could also be useful for other things.



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