On Dec 11 2007, 10:37*am, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"Richard Crowley" wrote in message







"Dave W." *wrote ...
*Adrian*wrote:
This past weekend I copied three albums. *The signal is
clean but not strong. *I have the gain on theUSBPhono
turned to the max.

If, as you say, the signal is clean, then as long as you
have it digitised there is no problem.

Lets review the bidding....

* *Low-output MC cartridge feeding an inexpensive RIAA
phono preamp designed for MC.
* *Gain on the preamp "turned to the max".
* *Signal is "clean but not strong"
Therefore, by definition, the captured signal is NOT
"clean" after amplifying it (plus the noise) to the
nominal level.

Agreed.

Of course,Adriancould decide that it is good enough
for his purposes, and that is fine. *But conventional
wisdom would suggest that the solution might be...
1) Use a conventional MM cartridge
2) Use a step-up transformer or pre-pre-amp for MC
3) Use a preamp designed for MC.

I'd vote for solution number 1, more specificially this cartridge:

http://www.amazon.com/Shure-M97xE-Hi...etic-Cartridge...

Cheapest way out and solves more problems.

Solution implemented. The results, to quote Pop Larkin are "Perfick",
or at least somewhat as close as we ever get to perfect in the world
of audio reproduction. :-)

Many thanks

Adrian