recommended Analog-to-Digital convertors?

I'm also interested. I did my first needledrops recently using an Alesis Masterlink. Recording at 24/96 and listening at 18/48 through my Mac Mini->Audio Note DAC, the results are already amazing.

With proper jitter control and playing at 96 Khz (an Empirical USB Off Ramp) and possibly an A/D converter superior to what's in the Masterlink, I can see this getting nearly indistinguishable from the vinyl.

The apogee duet is nice little dac with a>d as well for $500, but it is mac only.

It only outputs via xlr and rca digital but the wadia 17 connected to an alesis masterlink gets me some pretty good lp recordings.

PS Audio Digital Link III $695 new, $500-$550 on Agon. Nice DAC!

Mdowns32 -- She wants an ADC (analog-to-digital converter), not a DAC (digital-to-analog converter)!

Regards,
-- Al