[Vision2020] Fwd: Question . . .

[Saundra Lund]

Tom, you answered your own question, then, since your link indicates it  
handles 78 rpm . . . and assuming you don't mind spending money at Walmart,  
although I know that particular brand is available through many retailers. 


I didn't buy a special turntable -- I use my regular turntable hooked to a  
pre-amp that hooks directly  to my PC's sound card.  It works fine for my  
purposes, but I'm not an audiophile.  Ted is and knows far more about this  
stuff than I could ever hope to understand, but I do agree with him about  
MP3 format.  YMMV. 


For me, the huge problem is finding the time to convert our extensive LP  
collection to digital format.  It's a real time process, and even with no  
post-recording processing, it still takes a lot of time.  I only managed to  
find time to convert a handful of LPs before needing to move on to other  
projects.  <sigh> 



Saundra 



On Wed, Mar 18, 2015, at 05:09 PM, Moscow Cares wrote: 

> FYI -
>
> Walmart has a converter turntable for $80.
>
> http://www.walmart.com/ip/ION-IT47-Classic-LP-Converter/39577145
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com[1]
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
>
> On Mar 18, 2015, at 4:33 PM, Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Obviously, you need a turntable that plays 78 rpm, with the appropriate  
>> cartridge and phono stage, which can be complicated with different RIAA  
>> curves, etc.  If the 78 is mono, it might be best to use a mono  
>> cartridge.  Once you have an analog signal to digitize, the process is  
>> the same as for 33 or 45 rpm... obviously,...though why employ the  
>> dreadful MP3 codec, when modern digital recording and data storage  
>> renders much higher resolution digital audio formats very easy and cheap?
>>
>> I recently read an article about the history of recorded music, which  
>> declared MP3s to be the first time in the history of recorded music that  
>> a widespread adopted music format resulted in a degradation of sound  
>> quality!
>>
>> You might call Kimbrough Hall Room 360
>> 		Phone: (509) 335-3305[2] Kemble Stout Music
>>     Listening Library at WSU,
>> which  "features state-of-the-art listening and recording equipment."
>>
>> http://libarts.wsu.edu/music/facilities/ksmll.htm
>>
>> They might be able to help or know who could help.
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Links: 


  1. http://www.moscowcares.com/ 

  2. tel:%28509%29%20335-3305 

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