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Best A-D converter

Not a DAC but an ADC! Looking to archive some out of print vinyl onto CD for listening in the car. At home, of course, analog takes precedence, but on the road, I just have an awful time with the needle skipping in the back seat. Some have mentioned the Wadia 17, others the Apogee Rosetta series. Has anyone A/B'd these units for musicality? Any others that I should be considering? I know there are several 96/24 units out there, but my question has a functional limit of 44.1/16. Thanks
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carl_eber
1,425 posts
 
My Sony super bit mapping "SBM-1" has a 20 bit ADC, and outputs 16 bit, in either 44.1 or 48 kHz (and uses the super bit mapping, which I feel sounds better than not using it). It only works with the Sony TCD-D8 portable DAT recorder, though. It sounds great, and I've recorded vinyl with it, and transferred it into Soundforge 4.0, where I'm removing the "ticks and pops". I'll burn it onto a CD, along with some other recordings I've made with my Audio Technica microphone.
bmpnyc
713 posts
 
Hi Dynamo, hi Carl, Sorry I can't offer the kind of sophistication that Carl offers ( He is truly one of the most experienced and dedicated guys who post at this site)... but, have you considered a high end Minidisc recorder? I have the Denon MD-1000 and it was rated as being a only a hairsbreath away from the best DAT or CD recorders, and way more convenient. Don't judge the format by what you have heard, The Denon is in a class of its' own. Good Luck.
carl_eber
1,425 posts
 
Thanks for the kind words, BMP. I do enjoy the portability of the TCD-D8 very much, for remote recording with my microphone, but I doubt Dynamo necessarily needs portability.
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