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| 70156 | 2002-08-12 00:59:00 | Some good articles on this last year in PC World/Imag from US-based Steve Bass: Music soothes savage Bass (pcworld.co.nz) Vinyl to PC (pcworld.co.nz) |
Biggles (121) | ||
| 70157 | 2002-08-12 04:37:00 | Sorry Elwin, rambling too much..... > would be interested in peoples thoughts whether buying one of > these would be worth it. Price is right – only $150. Its a Optimus turntable with a pre-amp from Dicks. Price is quite low so maybe quality is debatable. Wondered if you have heard of these and if the production was OK. cheers Parry |
parry (27) | ||
| 70158 | 2002-08-12 05:55:00 | Yea, but being from Dick Smith's, I would look twice at the quality. They will do the job you're after, just make sure to balance it with decent audio editing software. I recommend Sound Forge, but it's not free. Remember you get what you pay for. Oh, be sure to ask for a signal to noise ratio before you buy. If it's too high, it will make poor quality recordings. If they won't or can't tell you, then it's probably too high. :D |
Elwin Way (229) | ||
| 70159 | 2002-08-12 06:14:00 | Thanks Bruce, Chris, Bob, robsonde, Vince, Parry, Elwin. Elwin: I have everything but the software (don't know how good my soundcard is, though); do you know where I can get your recommended Sound Forge? Up to what level is regarded as a good s/n ratio? Thanks. Orto |
Orto (1448) | ||
| 70160 | 2002-08-12 06:32:00 | 0 db is inaudable 120 db starts to hurt a bit if you have a 120 db s/n ratio you are doing very well indeed! chances are the vinyls s/n ratio wont be that good the answer to the s/n ratio question is answered with, what can you afford? how fussy are you? of course the s/n ratio will always be decided by the weakest link in the chain. 100db is pretty good really |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 70161 | 2002-08-12 06:35:00 | Have a look in Harvey Normans. I've seen Sound Forge there. There might be something else that is appropriate if not. 50db and higher is regarded usually as a good s/n ratio. The higher the number the better. |
Elwin Way (229) | ||
| 70162 | 2002-08-12 07:00:00 | 120 dB s/n good? Miraculous, I'd say. The actual dynamic range of the various media are: shellac disc ("78s") -- 30 dB, cassette tape -- 58 dB, vinyl LP -- 60 dB, CD -- 96 dB ("advanced CD -- 120 db ), DVD -- 144 dB. But if you can hear the lowest level, you won't be able to hear at all after you've felt a level 144 DB higher than that. ;-) But since your amplifier (and speakers) can't handle megawatts, you don't acually get all the dynamic range. The turntable and stylus noise are going to make high s/n ratios nonsense. Digitising with a sound card is going to make it worse. But it'll be listenable. One of the Australian computer magazines has a full feature vinyl to CD programme on the cover CD this month. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 70163 | 2002-08-12 07:18:00 | Graham, 120 db miraculus???? i have a piddly little 3,100w rms sound system that does near enough to 120db s/n ratio, but yeah, plug in just about anything to the front of it and the ratio goes down, FAST. As you point out, hiss/hum/whatever is only effensive in the gaps between a system being painfully loud, (unless one misuses compression), and therefore 120db is more than could ever really be needed. In a domestic situation 90db s/n ratio would be B-E-A-utitiful |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 70164 | 2002-08-14 11:31:00 | Thanks, Elwin and everyone for the info . It's a good job I asked; I thought less (db) was best! Regards . Orto |
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