I use an RME Babyface Pro. It is a German pro audio A/D converter, is reasonably priced and sounds excellent.
I record at 32/96 and then downsample to 24/96 for "archival" purposes or 16/44 for most purposes. Recording at 192khz is in my opinion unnecessary since LPs don't produce frequencies up to 95khz. Using 32 bit is useful only for manipulating the dynamic range without compromising sound quality. Having a final version at 24/96 is in my view more than adequate, and to be honest I can't tell the difference between those and the 16/44 versions, and happily listen to the latter.
As others have noted, it is an enormous amount of work - for each hour of recording allow 1-2 hours of additional work to edit, remove clicks etc. I really only do it to make recordings to allow me to hear the difference between, say, two arms or two cartridges, through instantaneous comparisons, while keeping all other variables the same.
Even if the digital recordings seem to sound identical (which they do) they still lack something I can't quite define which means they are no substitute for playing the original record.
I record at 32/96 and then downsample to 24/96 for "archival" purposes or 16/44 for most purposes. Recording at 192khz is in my opinion unnecessary since LPs don't produce frequencies up to 95khz. Using 32 bit is useful only for manipulating the dynamic range without compromising sound quality. Having a final version at 24/96 is in my view more than adequate, and to be honest I can't tell the difference between those and the 16/44 versions, and happily listen to the latter.
As others have noted, it is an enormous amount of work - for each hour of recording allow 1-2 hours of additional work to edit, remove clicks etc. I really only do it to make recordings to allow me to hear the difference between, say, two arms or two cartridges, through instantaneous comparisons, while keeping all other variables the same.
Even if the digital recordings seem to sound identical (which they do) they still lack something I can't quite define which means they are no substitute for playing the original record.