Primary Artist, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, ComposerĬomposer, Featured Artist, Primary ArtistĪlpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014 Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, Vol. He asked if I knew it and it was the very record I thought was so special, I will use it as a test of the quality I can get.Guitar, Interpretation, Primary Artist, Producer He said he wasn’t an opera lover at all but when he heard that recording he was bowled over by the recording quality. In fact, I was conversing about a DAC I was interested in with a salesman and when he learned I was an opera lover, he brought up an opera LP he had chanced to listen to. I have often wondered by which magic it was recorded. It was almost new with only 2 or 3 plays on it and yet I could hardly believe how much it was improved. The record I was referring to is Beverly Sills singing Bellini and Donizetti Heroines. If you have some suggestions, I am interested. Audio Desk has come out with a new (better) version and unfortunately even more expensive. I can not overstate the magic created by that cleaned record. I once was treated to a record cleaned by Audio Desk. I believe Larry had to a lot of his over again. Larry and I have transferred 10's of thousands of LP's. The sample rate doesn't make as much difference as bit depth. We have tried many software programs to remove ticks/pops and we have found none that are totally transparent. There are several CD's that were Vinyl transfers that needed little to no post processing, because care was taken in the set up. the more you take care in the prep, the less you need to do in post processing. Most of these programs work in the background at 24/96 or better. If you are going to do any post processing for clicks/pops, then PCM would be your best option. Even if it was recorded in DSD, it can be played back in PCM. DSD can be played back by many software options. **Quad ESL-63 speakers, Audiomat Prelude Reference Mark II integrated tube amp, Audio Alchemy DDP-1 DAC, Naim Unity Core Network ServerĮverything counts. *Rega RP40 Anniversary with Elys40 Cartridge and (Rega Phono Mini A2D) or (maybe a different ADC in which case maybe my own Phono Stage, Audio Note Zero/II) I wish I knew.īut besides that, is my proposed recording equipment, turntable and cartridge* good enough to justify recording in higher resolution? Is my playback equipment good enough to hear better res than CD?** I’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject.įor example, I’d love to try recording to DSD using PS Audio’s Phono Converter, but alas, I still live in a PCM world and would find it difficult to use and listen to what I recorded in DSD! And is DSD the right way to go? I’d like to think so, but perhaps some PCM resolution would be better. LOL - In reality, my natural instincts rebel whenever I write that bit about 16/44 but I probably lack the resources to prove otherwise. And whether I need to invest in something to reduce noise in the USB interface. ![]() ![]() Lastly, I’d welcome advice on whether I need to invest in a linear power supply for the Rega Fono Mini to replace the typical wall wart. I am sure there are other options and I’d love to hear about them. So far, I only have Audacity followed by Perfect Tunes on my list of possibles. I’d like to find software that’ll digitize to at least 16/44, but will also look up Album Title, artwork and track info. Rega TT > ASUS Sound Card > Audiomat Arpege > Spendor Speakers Can I do that? I would prefer to bypass my soundcard in favor of the superior Audiomat Arpege, but perhaps it’s not involved in the digitizing process so in that case I need to include the sound card in the chain as below: Rega TT > Rega Mini > Audiomat Arpege > Spendor Speakers This is how I propose to chain the hardware, starting with a USB cable between Computer and Rega Fono Mini. Windows Core i7 with dual boot Windows 7 Pro and Windows 10 HomeĪSUS Xonar Essence STX II Internal Sound Card And I need some help in confirming how to connect up my hardware. I have already acquired the necessary hardware, but I could especially use some advice on software. I haven’t counted how many LPs that is, but it’s a lot! I can’t find room inside my house to store them properly, so the best option will be to add them to my SSD of ripped CDs and enjoy the same convenience in playing them. I have hundreds of LPs collected in the 60s, 70s, and 80s and I recently was given 10 boxes of LPs (yes, 10 boxes is correct). It is wonderfully convenient, sounds great and now I want to rip my vinyl. I have recently ripped all my CDs with the Naim Uniti Core and I am LOVING streaming.
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