Comments on: Old Meets New http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/07/24/old-meets-new/ In Which We Worry and Complain Out Loud in Our Outside Voice Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:24:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: csm http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/07/24/old-meets-new/comment-page-1/#comment-39252 csm Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:28:00 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/07/24/old-meets-new/#comment-39252 The one I got (an iTTUSB by whoever) seems rather well constructed. The stylus doesn't seem cheap at all, and it produces an excellent tone through the standard RCA jacks, into my amplifier setup. I was slightly dumbfounded when I listened to the analog output for the first time, because it was so clean and crisp. The USB output is a little noisy, and you do lose some tone when you digitize the signal. Also, the USB audio driver will sometimes go crazy and really distort the signal, and I have to reset it. Overall, it's comparable to ripping a CD (though, the recordings from vinyl still don't have as much brightness and chirpyness that I hear in CDs), with the occasional pop or click, of course. It's not a professional setup, but it works nicely and wasn't expensive at all. The one I got (an iTTUSB by whoever) seems rather well constructed. The stylus doesn’t seem cheap at all, and it produces an excellent tone through the standard RCA jacks, into my amplifier setup. I was slightly dumbfounded when I listened to the analog output for the first time, because it was so clean and crisp.

The USB output is a little noisy, and you do lose some tone when you digitize the signal. Also, the USB audio driver will sometimes go crazy and really distort the signal, and I have to reset it. Overall, it’s comparable to ripping a CD (though, the recordings from vinyl still don’t have as much brightness and chirpyness that I hear in CDs), with the occasional pop or click, of course.

It’s not a professional setup, but it works nicely and wasn’t expensive at all.

]]> By: Roman Kennke http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/07/24/old-meets-new/comment-page-1/#comment-39234 Roman Kennke Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:17:47 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/07/24/old-meets-new/#comment-39234 All the USB turntables that I've seen have been rather cheap. This most likely means that the mechanics and pickup are also of the cheap types. In my experience these tend to create noise and damage the LPs. I wouldn't play stuff on them too often. Luckily, I have a shop nearby that digital-izes LPs for little money. I hope that my favorite artists also offer digital music along with the LPs soon. All the USB turntables that I’ve seen have been rather cheap. This most likely means that the mechanics and pickup are also of the cheap types. In my experience these tend to create noise and damage the LPs. I wouldn’t play stuff on them too often. Luckily, I have a shop nearby that digital-izes LPs for little money. I hope that my favorite artists also offer digital music along with the LPs soon.

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