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I am a "Moron"




And I will tell you why I am a moron. First I have gone through a great deal of effort and expense, to get playback of my vinyl collection utilizing my PC to sound identical to just playing a record.

There was much discussion and debate about this on the PC forum, in regard as to how to accomplish this feat. Essential, was the "computer analog interface", plus you had to change some of the cards in your PC; which kind of PC didn't matter. Many people knowledgeable of various interfaces submitted their solutions; while mine is not the most expensive, it gets the same results as those which are more expensive because it's heavily modified with the most expensive "Nichicon capacitors".

Everyone testified that there was not one iota of difference between playing a record, and listening to playback through the PC.

I also read of an account of an audiophile who could afford almost anything. He belonged to an audio club that met once a month; it was the kind that discussed the merits of Koetsu Coral stone, over other equally fine cartridges, while sipping vintage wine. They were devoted to the best tone arms and turntables as well.

This audiophile had everything except time. He read where he could down load his vinyl to PC, and enjoy the same playback without handling his precious records. Naturally he was skeptical, but no less than "Stereophile" assured him this was possible. After accomplishing this feat, he no longer played his records, but enjoyed them the new way.

When it was his turn to host the meeting, he did not divulge this, but continued to engage in the conversation as though he was still experimenting with tone arms, cartridges and etc. I believe if he had revealed his secret, he would have been banned from the club.

The reason I say I am a moron is because I have tried more than once to share my knowledge on the "Analog forum", to be completely and emphatically rejected.

Anyone who does the same thing numerous times expecting different results, is a moron; especially when they get the same results each time.


orpheus10
markum
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Why don't you just enjoy the music! Rather than trying to change the original format to another format only to try to achieve the same results. 
In the end of the day you will never achieve that Nirvana that we all seek. Just relax and enjoy the music.
Best regards
Mark
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roxy54
7,974 posts
 
Bad disease. I hope a cure is found. Meanwhile, listen to some music.
stevecham
3,340 posts
 
While it was offered free for 30 days, I downloaded and enjoyed Channel D’s Pure Vinyl and recorded a number of mt records to my MacBook Pro with great success. I used 192 kHz/24 bit and playback is darn close to the original. Perhaps it’s the software?

The problem with this type of archiving is that 1) it takes time that could be otherwise spent listening and enjoying vinyl playback and 2) you can’t take it with you. Time is too precious to spend doing this. After the trial ran out I haven’t had any desire to continue doing that, even if the software were free. With a good vinyl playback set up, you ARE NOT going to wear out your records.
jim204
881 posts
 
When I interjected with what's your point I really meant don't bow down to luddites who will not listen to anything but vinyl and be assured that you are probably listening to superior technical sound and they are the morons. Remember also that with the introduction of the long play record for years afterwards there were people who woulld not listen to anything but 78s. So just enjoy your music your way and leave them to play with their toys.
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 
Thank you much Jim.  

What they don't realize, is the fact that it's all "analog"; digital is pure noise, that would be the sound before it goes through the digital to analog converter.  

The quality of the sound, "analog", depends as always on the quality of the equipment; they are comparing one analog to another analog and don't even know it.

I don't even think they know movies are single frames of film moving past a light projector.

When they talk on the phone, they have no idea that their conversation has been changed to very high frequency that goes to a micro wave tower, then transmitted to another tower that send it to the phone company where it is decoded back into "analog", or normal voice.

People who know PC, no longer respond to posts like mine; the "Ana logerites" respond on both forums; but when you have something akin to a religion, you got to keep it going.

Just having fun.
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