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.

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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.

Jim

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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!


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

Note also that some of the cheaper Behringer ADCs have an inbuilt RIAA
preamp for MM cartridges. I think they're about 25 quid. How good they are
I can't say, but used with care they may be better than a complete cheap
'USB turntable'.

Jim

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Audio Misc http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/index.html

On 09/07/2015 12:33, Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , 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? Or you could use a wireless link between the
existing Hi-Fi and computer. That could also be useful for other things.

Note also that some of the cheaper Behringer ADCs have an inbuilt RIAA
preamp for MM cartridges. I think they're about 25 quid. How good they are
I can't say, but used with care they may be better than a complete cheap
'USB turntable'.


That does sound interesting, thanks.

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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.



--
Graeme Wall
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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?

Probably very average in every way.

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 already have a decent record deck, buy an RIAA pre-amp and connect
that to the line in on your computer. Cheaper, takes up a lot less room to
store afterwards, and likely better. You can get battery powered ones.

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Graeme Wall:
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.

--
Graeme Wall
This account not read, substitute trains for rail.

The Audio Technica AT-LP120 USB Turntable (£270) would probably be OK
but the cartridge fitted isn't what I would choose. The cheaper ones
look dreadful - but for £70 for everything you can't expect any
better.

Michael Kellett

Well for singles it probably does not matter that much.
However not knowing the ones you refer to, I could not hazard a guess.
The interfacing of a computer should be easy, why not pick up any old xp
machine and shove it on the hend of the hi fi, once you have the wav files
you can copy them to a ram stick and process them on your favourite audio
editor in the other room.

That is what I do and you only need a 1gig machiine with say an 80 gig ide
drive and say the demo copy of goldwave with either on board audio or a
cheap old sound card.
Brian

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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.

--
Graeme Wall
This account not read, substitute trains for rail.