analog to digital

With the BAT preamp having a phono stage and a tape output, you've got exactly what you need to provide an RIAA-equalized line-level signal to an a/d converter, or to a recorder that contains an a/d recorder. There are lots of choices, ranging from a little more than a hundred dollars on up into the multi-thousand dollar range.

For really good quality, I would still recommend the Sound Devices 702, but there are lots of much less expensive choices you can peruse at B&H's site here.

I've used a Marantz PMD670 ($630) with very good results, using its line-level inputs (its mic amplifiers leave something to be desired). Like the Sound Devices 702, it records to compact flash cards, from which the digitized files can be subsequently transferred to a computer. The Marantz unit has a usb interface, while the Sound Devices uses firewire. Or alternatively, the Compact Flash card can be removed and inserted into an inexpensive card reader which connects to the computer, typically via usb.

HTH,
-- Al

Correction: The last word of the first sentence of my previous post should obviously be "converter," not "recorder."

-- Al

http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/adc1/
Here's an option but you should also consider pro units. Who cares if you have extra channels you don't use?

Your problem is iTunes will not recognize the songs no matter what you do. It relies on a database that recognizes the electronic signature on a CD and your ripped files will not be recognized. You will have to split the songs up unless you just store them as album sides and type in all of the info you want to store about them. There is software to simplify the task but you can't automate it.

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Thank you all. I will check into software tomorrow. Do these things ever come up for sale on audiogon - and where would you look for them - under analog or digital? (I haven't seen them on either).

Do these things ever come up for sale on audiogon - and where would you look for them - under analog or digital? (I haven't seen them on either).

I don't recall noticing any listings here for adc's or digital recorders since I became a member last fall, although I haven't particularly looked for them. I've seen a few Sound Devices 702's and Marantz PMD670's appear on eBay now and then, but the asking prices on them are typically not a whole lot less than B&H's prices for new equipment. And in at least one case that I can recall, the eBay listing (for a 702) was obviously fraudulent, copied from someone else's listing which had appeared a few months earlier.

Perhaps there is a site comparable to Audiogon that specializes in pro audio equipment, but I am not specifically aware of one.

Regards,
-- Al