vinyl

Hi, I’d like to share my latest turntable measurement procedure that I’ve been working on. It’s still under development, so I’ll focus more on describing the procedure than on the results or overall quality of the tested turntable. Any comments or suggestions are more than welcome! Tested...

If we archive old records, how do we approach the removal of excessive noise - hiss, crackles and scratches? For myself, I get it as clean as I can, or at least as clean as needed to make any residual noise stop being a distraction. Some people, perhaps not many here, might feel that the noise...

Hi there, My vinyl ripping set-up consisted of a Rega P3 turntable -> Arcam A19 amp, which has an onboard phono stage -> Apogee Quartet ADC (Pro Tools edition) -> laptop -> Pro Tools DAW However, the Quartet is currently back in Scotland just now and here in LA I have a Motu M4 for ADC...

Can anybody recommend any good reference-quality vinyl cartridges? Hoping to start up a vinyl digital archiving project with the goal of producing reference-quality files for material unavailable on streaming platforms (old Tejano and Chicano soul records, cool rare shit, etc.). I used to DJ...

I think it is difficult to measure this kind of product, and there is no clear clue for me. The first is, how to measure unique parameters such as wow and flutter? And for signal-to-noise ratio, etc. How to get more original data without the influence of the vinyl and needle itself? And how to...

Currently have a Technics SL1501 Quartz that was salvaged and repaired from yahoo auctions .It is connected to the fosi phono box x5 I currently have it with the audio technica atvm95e which is an alright cartridge. I want to upgrade it to something else down the line and alot of people...

Hello, I am currently in the process of digitizing a lot of older (1950's & earlier) media to archive online. We are starting with vinyl (33 1/3 & 45) and 78s. We do not have any record players that are capable of playing 78s currently, so we were looking to buy a 3-speed turntable with a...

Sound It Out - 2012 - 7/10 Documentary about the last surviving record shop in Teeside. The owner is a music expert, his loyal assistant has his own expertise, the backroom girl runs the computer and ensures they make money. Obsessive collectors are profiled, 99% of whom are guys. They share...

I was checking this music on youtube and realized there were 2 versions, the CD and the Vinyl. CD: Vinyl: When I listened to the Vinyl version the sub bass in the drum is way more present, I did a research (just to confirm it is just not an odd recording on youtube) and someone else was...

Hello, First of all, I am glad I found this site and it is nice to meet all the fine folks here. I'm just a budding audiophile wannabe who wants the best of the best possible sound money can buy, the only limitation being my diminishing hearing and money as a finite resource. For a while now...

I use a USB bus-powered ADC / DAC: Should it perform differently if connected to a typical switching PSU-powered computer, vs. a battery-powered laptop? The unit is a KORG DS-DAC-10R for digitizing records (or specific masters) not already [easily] available in 1’s and 0’s. I know - the KORG...

Hello all, I am looking for a way to compare two different recordings (samples) of the same vinyl record in an audio software and find out what the difference is. I can hear the difference, but I want to know in which frequency range it is exactly. Details: My brother and I, we are trying to...

Hi all, since a short while I've started to collect some vinyls because I'd like to display the albumcovers in my living room. And I would like to listen to them occasionally but own no equipment yet. I have no knowledge of turntables, cartridges and phono pre-amps! So any advice to steer me in...

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I recently received a record from Discogs and it had a sticker on the sleve: "Use only with a Dbx Disc Decoder." I had no idea what the heck that was about, so I naturally cued it up on my turntable (Rega Planar 3 / exact ii), and oh wow was it awful, like my system had been transformed into my...

MoFi records controversy. Well, well, well, it looks like there is a bug in the analog chain. https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2022/08/05/mofi-records-analog-digital-scandal/ Conclusion: "...the anti-digital crowd has been lying to itself. “These people who claim they have golden ears...

Not sure what to make of this, but it oughta confuse the hell out of those ensconced in the “Vinyl vs Digital” wars… https://www.whathifi.com/news/theres-a-new-music-format-that-aims-to-deliver-the-pinnacle-of-sound

Just today, this video was posted on YouTube. The subject is cutting vinyl masters at Abbey Road Studios. The publisher is Sound on Sound, an insider's channel for audio professionals. Lots of us are left scratching our heads over the resurgent popularity of vinyl recordings. For those who are...

Hello everyone! All my materials are coming in today, so I thought I’d start a build log. I’ve been lurking & learning for a while but recently I took the plunge and ordered these speakers. The Philharmonic Audio Affordable Accuracy Quick Kits are put together by Dennis Murphy, and as of today...

VAS Inc. in NJ seems to do great work, and trustworthy to send my precious Koetsu Black for microsurgery. Much less waiting time than Soundsmith, and less red tape to cut through. Chose to do this over buying a new cart, budget wasn't too high so had my eye on an Audio Technica AT33PTG/2...