[ale] vinyl records

Geoffrey Myers lists at serioustechnology.com
Tue Oct 4 08:35:50 EDT 2011


Raylynn Knight wrote:
> I have a USB turntable and have already copied all my albums to flac
> and mp3 files.  I would be willing to loan it out when I get it back
> from my daughter.

Ray, what make is your turntable?  I've only seen a couple and they all 
ran < $100.  All the research I'd done in the past indicated the sound 
quality of the usb turntables I had found was pretty poor.

> 
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> 
> On Oct 3, 2011, at 7:29 PM, Ron Frazier
> <atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com> wrote:
> 
>> I think Frys has a small vinyl album section.  I've thought about 
>> getting a USB turntable and / or USB cassette deck to convert old 
>> content to digital, but I only have about 20 - 30 albums, so I'm
>> not sure it's worth it.
>> 
>> Ron
>> 
>> On 9/14/2011 9:13 PM, David Hillman wrote:
>>> I just picked up a nice pair of JBL Northridge speakers, NAD 2200
>>> Power Envelope amplifier and a matching preamp at a yard sale for
>>> next to nothing.  A hefty Technics direct drive turntable that
>>> looks like it was built to survive anything was part of the deal.
>>> I got a new cartridge for the turntable at Guitar Center.
>>> 
>>> Where does one find good vinyl records in the Atlanta area?  I
>>> always wanted to hear Jean Michel Jarre's Oxygene on vinyl.  Are
>>> there any other good electronic albums that might still be
>>> available out there?
>>> 
>>> By the way, are the lights supposed to flicker after turning on
>>> the amp?
>>> 
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>> 
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