SONY Turntable with USB output

DOUG T

talk about combining tho old & the new! is this new tech or has it been out for a while? great machine at any rate.

Where do you get those large black CD's from? ;-)

Andrew

I'll tell you what Doug....to me it would be worth paying the money and chucking the turntable away when I'd finished, just to be able to get the music I've got stored away on vinyl.

I had started converting using a standard turntable and some clever software but the quality doing it through the soundcard of the PC wasn't the best. (No equalisation correction in the soundcard for the compression used on vinyl records makes it sound tinny.)

I've got three milk crates and another similar sized box, all full of LPs dating back to the 50's (remember the Everley Brothers ...lol)

I think I'll buy one.

Cheers

Russ

Hi Doug T in the NT, No doubt the Sony unit would be good as most Sony kit is. You will note it is a belt drive with only a 2 speed 'box'. You can do better for the same money. I was in a WOW store in Bris last Sun.. They have a USB turntable for $299 that is 'Direct Drive' with even a 78 speed. Colors black; White; Yellow. Also same brand has another unit, $399, looks same but extra features that you & I don't need. Both come with a good quality playing cartridge (remember the throw away needles on the wind up ones). Shure™ used to be the brand to buy,probably still is. I was going to buy it but had only 'carry on' baggage. They also do online sales. Check at www.1wow.com.au for the unit and local store. I left the brochure at home with it in. Safer there for my 'plastic'. Helps? I might even buy your old one when you finish,if not worn out. (It, not you;-) Lofty H

hey guys...you could probably get all or at least most of your music in mp3 format via Limewire for nothing....
works for me

just for you old farts, you can even get Thats Amore and What is that Doggy in the Window...Bow Wow

G'da Doug

ther is another option available although i can't find the info right now, which plugs into the RCA output of your turntable and into the USB port on your computer. It is about $80.00 from memory

there was an article in the Sydney Herald Monday Tv guide about 6 weeks ago

Donks

if you Google for Xitel you will find an excellent unit for about $140 that combines software and cables and avoids the soundcard sound degradation issues. Can be plugged staright to rca outs on trurntable or tapedeck. There is actually a big demand for good quality turntgables again, so if sound quality matters to you, probably better to get a reasonable quality tt, you wont have too much of a problem selling it.

Last year I purchased a unit from Deals Direct that is able to directly record vinyl records 33,45,78 RPM to either SD card or USB Key thingo in MP3 format. Can also play CDs and record them to SD or USB also. It works well; I have done all my old LPs and am looking at doing the old 45 singles and EPs next. Price has come down a bit since I bought mine .Link follows

http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/turntablecdradio-system-built-encoder-burning-mp3/

If you can get your records to me I can do it for you. I might have to keep a copy for myself tho'.

Ian