Re: [bomp] What do you guys think of this?

[pfink <pfink@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A Very Defiant Duckling Named Ender wrote:
> 
> Numark USB Turntable
> rip your vinyl directly to MP3.
> 
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/audio/8be8/?cpg=wnrss

1) depends on the quality of the cartridge and
    analog->digital components of the unit. If you
    already have a decent turntable you'd probably
    be better off getting a preamp and a USB sound
    device like an M-Audio Audiophile USB or similar.

2) if you're going to go though the time and effort
    of digitizing your vinyl collection, don't rip
    directly to MP3. Record to WAV/AIFF (at actual CD
    quality) and archive it in a lossless compression
    format like FLAC or APE. You can always make MP3s
    from the archived copies without having to re-record
    the original vinyl.

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