[Vision2020] MHS on You Tube

Tue Apr 24 21:25:07 PDT 2012

Interesting – at least, to me – thread.

Several years back, I was interested in getting started digitizing our LP
collection.  At the time, I made the decision to get a pre-amp so that I
could hook my turntable up to my computer.  It worked OK . . . but I really
wasn’t impressed with the audio quality, and I’m not an audiophile like Ted
J  I would say the quality was on par with digitized music I’ve purchased
from MusicMatch, Rhapsody, Amazon, and iTunes.  OK, but definitely not like
listening to the LPs directly.  I spent far too much time in audio forums
with people suggesting trying this or that without any luck, plus there was
the post-recording processing time, so I lost interest in that project
pretty quickly.

Then, in 2007, I spent some time helping a friend in Atlanta who’d gotten
the then-current Ion USB turntable for Christmas in 2006.  Neither of us
were overly impressed with the results, which were about the same as the
above.  At that time, the turntable came with software that was supposed to
be the cat’s meow, but.  When she talked with Ion tech support, they
suggested she might be happier with a more robust software that cost quite a
bit plus looked like it had a very steep learning curve.  So, she bagged
that idea.

Tom, it sounds like you’re much more pleased than were either Sally or I
several years back, so things must be better with more current Ion USB
turntables.  What software are you using, and how much “post-recording” time
would you estimate you’re spending per album?

Saundra

Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.

~ Edmund Burke

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Ted Moffett
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:06 PM
To: Tom Hansen
Cc: Moscow Vision 2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MHS on You Tube

Thanks for the photo...

If this ION USB turntable is even marginally worth listening to, 200 dollars
is a bargain, much less 112 dollars... My Grado   

   http://www.gradolabs.com/page_cartridges.php  made in the good'ol USA
cartridge/stylus cost 200 dollars, and this is bargain basement pricing in
the world of high quality audio gear.  My turntable, tonearm and needed
vinyl playback accessories add up to much more, just to spin and hold the
vinyl with the diamond in the groove so the moving magnets in the Grado
cartridge can generate their tiny signal... When considering the physics of
what is required to extract a music signal from vinyl, it's no surprise that
the technology can become advanced and expensive.

But of course the 90,000 dollar Continuum Caliburn and Cobra vinyl playback
gear is cost no object technological excess, for those who don't have to ask
the price.

On the subject of music and digital downloads and so forth, this relatively
new company, HDtracks, is banking on people wishing to buy high resolution
digital downloads, 96khz/24bit even 192/24, and also CD red book
44.1khz/16bit. They have quite a good catalog of albums already, but no Jimi
Hendrix!  Nor any Orbital albums, nor Juno Reactor, nor Future Sound of
London, nor Chemical Brothers... Give me break!  However, I just checked on
another favorite of mine, This Mortal Coil.  I scored.  They have Filigree
and Shadow and It'll End in Tears.

https://www.hdtracks.com/

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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

Could take a photo of my Ion USB Turntable TTUSB, but it wouldn't do half
the justice of the online ad at:

http://www.ionaudio.com/products/details/ttusb

 . . . which sells on Amazon for $112.00

http://www.amazon.com/Ion-TTUSB-Turntable-USB-Record/dp/B000BUEMOO

I knew I should have waited.  I paid just over $200 for mine.  But it is
still considerably less than $90,000.

By the way, I have digitized many records for several Viz subscribers. So,
my offer still stands . . .

Any of you fine V-Peeps wanna save $90,000 and have some of your vinyl
digitized . . . at no cost, of course . . . jus' payin' it forward (as the
saying goes).

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"If not us, who?
If not now, when?"

- Unknown

On Apr 23, 2012, at 23:51, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Rhapsody has the entire album . . . in MP3 format . . . downloadable . . .
> for $6.99.
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "If not us, who?
> If not now, when?"
>
> - Unknown
>
>
>
> On Apr 23, 2012, at 21:22, Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I was just at Hastings, and they have a 180 gram audiophile vinyl edition
>> of Jimi Hendrix, "Band of Gypsies," which is a live recording of the
famous
>> unbelievable Filmore East New Years Eve. concert 1969-70, which features
>> Hendrix's shocking guitar genius on "Machine Gun."
>>
>> I once had a Japanese
>> import of this album, which I no longer have, but it blew the CD version
>> away.  MP3?  Ha, ha, ha...
>>
>> What make and model of turntable, tonearm and cartridge are you using for
>> your vinyl digitizing?
>>
>> Here's a recommendation for a recent high tech design turntable, stand
and
>> tonearm combo, with no cartridge, if you've got a spare $90,000 bucks.
>> Perhaps add on the Lyra Atlas moving coil cartridge, to match the
>> sound quality of the rest, a mere 9500 smackers:
>> http://www.musicdirect.com/p-66518-lyra-atlas-mc-phono-cartridge.aspx
>>
>> This ain't your grandparents system, Dude!
>>
>> Read the review here:
>>
>> http://www.stereophile.com/turntables/106con/
>>
>>
http://www.stereophile.com/content/continuum-audio-labs-caliburn-turntable-c
obra-tonearm-specifications
>> Continuum Audio Labs Caliburn turntable & Cobra tonearm Specifications
>> *Sidebar 1: Specifications*
>>
>> *Caliburn: *suspensionless turntable with O-ring drive; cogless,
>> battery-powered DC motor; vacuum holddown. Speeds (adjustable): 33.33,
45,
>> 78 rpm. Wow & flutter, Rumble: not specified.
>> *Dimensions: *24" (615mm) W by 8" (205mm) H (including feet) by 15.5"
>> (400mm) D. Weight: 160 lbs (73kg), not including motor.
>> *Serial Number Of Unit Reviewed: *Not noted.
>> *Price: *$65,000, including Cobra tonearm.
>>
>> *Cobra: *dual-pivot tonearm with monocoque construction. VTA and azimuth
>> adjustable. Offset: 23°. Horizontal and vertical resonant frequency with
>> medium-compliance cartridges: *ca* 8.1Hz. Cartridge weight range: 0–20gm.
>> Audio leads: 33AWG pure copper Litz, 1.5m from cartridge clips to WBT RCA
>> plugs. Other leads, DIN plugs, etc., available as options.
>> *Dimensions: *Effective length: 239mm. Overhang: 17.3mm. Weight: 2.2 lbs
>> (1kg).
>> *Price: *$12,500, or as part of Caliburn turntable package ($65,000).
>>
>> *Castellon: *turntable stand with magnetic-repulsion–isolated top shelf
and
>> three MDF shelves. Chromed uprights of aircraft-grade aluminum, side
>> supports reinforced with nautical turnbuckles.
>> *Dimensions: *40" (1025mm) H by 25" (640mm) W by 19.5" (500mm) D. Weight:
>> 176 lbs (80kg).
>> *Finishes: *black lacquer, various wood veneers.
>> *Price: *$24,999.
>>
>> *Approximate Number Of Dealers: *None. Sold direct by importer.
>> *Manufacturer: *Continuum Audio Laboratories PTY Ltd., 33 Conventry
Street,
>> South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia. Tel: (61) 39-207-8000. Fax:
(61)
>> 39-207-8800. Web: www.continuumaudiolabs.com. US distributor: Signals
>> SuperFi LLC, Atlanta, GA. Tel: (678) 528-8077 <tel:%28678%29%20528-8077>
. Fax: (678) 884-1167 <tel:%28678%29%20884-1167> . Web:
>> www.signals-superfi.com.
>>
>> ---------------------------------------
>> Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Moscow Cares
<moscowcares at moscow.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Ted Moffett announced:
>>>
>>> "Hastings in Moscow has been carrying a large selection of new vinyl, so
>>> this is not just a used vinyl market."
>>>
>>> This may very well be, Mr. Moffett.  And I am sure that these records
>>> sound fresher and crisper going round and round and round and round . .
.
>>> from an MP3 player while cruisin' US95.  Or, does Hastings also sell
>>> turntables that mount conveniently into your car's dashboard?
>>>
>>> Jus' jokin'.
>>>
>>> I'm sure these records are going over well with the college kids, whose
>>> grandparents probably want their turntables returned to them.
>>>
>>> Which brings me to . . .
>>>
>>> If anybody on the Viz wants their vinyl (both 33 rpm and 45 rpm)
>>> digitized, give me a shout.  I jus' happen to have the capabilities to
>>> convert those records.
>>>
>>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>>
>>> Tom Hansen
>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>
>>> "If not us, who?
>>> If not now, when?"
>>>
>>> - Unknown
>>>
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