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Archiving my records in digital format
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| blacknoizybox |
Planning to archive my records in digital format. Which way is better sound-quality-wise? (see pic below)
P.S. I have a Nuo2 + T.120C + Juli@ like on the pic
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| Domesticated |
I tried to do this a while ago but then realised just how incredibly time consuming it is, even with a very small amount of records.
If you can find it in wave format on the internet, buy it again and download. If not, rip it. |
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| blacknoizybox |
mate, I wasn't asking whether to rip my records or buy them online. I was asking which way to rip 'em is better in terms of sound quality.
I just can't make up my mind. What signal is better: a phono-level signal amplified by an Ecler mixer and sent to my soundcard or a phono-level signal amplified by the turntable's internal electronics to a line-level signal and sent to my soundcard (or the extreme way - phono-level signal right to my soundcard with further amplification in Audacity/Audition etc). |
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| skip |
| i'd go with the third option as i'd think the riaa pre-amp on the nuo 2 is of better quality than on your TT. i'd also suggest on getting a good cart with a needle that isn't worn out and to clean your vinyls really well. |
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| blacknoizybox |
| quote: | Originally posted by skip
i'd go with the third option as i'd think the riaa pre-amp on the nuo 2 is of better quality than on your TT. i'd also suggest on getting a good cart with a needle that isn't worn out and to clean your vinyls really well. |
very good answer. i would like to hear more opinions like this one..:)
oh, i forgot to mention I'm using Shure M35X carts |
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| skip |
| quote: | Originally posted by blacknoizybox
very good answer. i would like to hear more opinions like this one..:)
oh, i forgot to mention I'm using Shure M35X carts |
i got a grado dj200i cart just for digitizing my vinyls. i also have shure m35x carts. i've been thinking about making a side to side comparison between them some day. still haven't got round to it though. maybe i can do that next week, if i can find the time.
i don't have any clear idea on the sound quality differences between the two carts, so it would be interesting for myself also. |
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| skip |
| quote: | Originally posted by skip
i got a grado dj200i cart just for digitizing my vinyls. i also have shure m35x carts. i've been thinking about making a side to side comparison between them some day. still haven't got round to it though. maybe i can do that next week, if i can find the time.
i don't have any clear idea on the sound quality differences between the two carts, so it would be interesting for myself also. |
did the comparison then. grado dj200i versus shure m35x.
gear used:
xone:92 rotary
2x tech mk5's
xlr to trs cables to an alesis io|2
recorded with audacity on windows xp
the sound quality difference isn't very big at all. the shure sounds a bit more harsh to my ears and the grado has better/more bass to it. the highs on the shure sound a bit too ear piercing i'd say, which i really dislike. but then it sounds like the shure has less surface noise than the grado.
the shure needle is almost brand new and the grado has been used for a while.
all of this is based on one tune only as i don't really have time to test each and every one of my records.
conclusion:
shure sounds better than i thought, but i'll still digitize my vinyls with the grado. dunno if i'd actually buy the grado if i knew how small the sound quality difference between the two carts is. if i'd only have the shures atm, i think i'd go buy a true hi-fi cart for digitizing my vinyls and not the grado.
anyway, here are samples of the tunes:
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oh, and the tune is jaimy & kenny d - fractured playground if anyone wants to know. |
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| blacknoizybox |
| i choose option #3 |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by blacknoizybox
mate, I wasn't asking whether to rip my records or buy them online. I was asking which way to rip 'em is better in terms of sound quality. |
I understand that. I was just trying to make you aware that whichever method you choose, it is a very long road. |
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