Vinyl to Digital

I just recently unearthed an old turntable with the expectation of transferring vinyl to digital. I got a Card Deluxe by Digital Audio and Sound Forge software. My initial results were very encouraging, so I ended up getting a used Linn LP12 (still thinking I was going to transfer vinyl so I could listen to it on my cd player). After much practice, I got to the point where the results were very good. But at that point, I started to realize how good the original vinyl was. Although I have not forsaken digital, vinyl is clearly my source of choice and I haven't listened to digital in 3 months! (Except for in my car where the vinyl to digital cd's are nice).

I don't want to fuel the digital/analog flames, so I will acknowledge that digital does have significant advantages, and I can understand why someone would still prefer digital. And the technology to transfer is very good and very accessible at a reasonable cost. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Of course, if the process also reintroduces you to vinyl - all the better!

I know one guy that got the Chord DAC 64 and is selling all his LP's. Check out some of the Chord DAC forum threads.

Ha--I, like Gboren, thought you meant putting your Lp's onto CD- so I'll chime in with my 2 cents on that point-- I transfer my records to CD via the Analogue Ripper software--absolute first class and tremendous backup from Ian Mann the vendor.

Good Listening,

Des

I only recently went digital last summer -- bought a rega planet used -- and I'd have to say I'm happier with it than I thought I would be. This CD player is used in my 'second' system which is not my critical listening system but this system keeps getting tweeked and upgraded so now it sounds pretty good.. Digital 'pros': no surface noise! no matter how meticously I vacuum clean etc. my used records can still have surface noise, pops and occasional clicks, with the cd player I really have come to appreciate the lack of surface noise. This is to me #1 advantage. Digital 'con': compared to my tweaked-out Rega p-3 benz mc combo which I've had for almost 15 years now, many of the cd's I have lack the microdynamics, "air", miniscule spacial details that I get more often on vinyl; this could be a result of the cd mastering (?) as I have only 1 audiophile quality cd (david chesky disk of Ana Caram) and this disc is exceptional in spacial detail.