Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vinyl Ripping Issue

trotter wrote:
> At 10:19 30/03/2009, you wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> A bit OT I know but I am hoping that someone somewhere has encountered
>> this issue or at least something similar.
>>
>> Basically I have a Pro-ject Debut II turntable hooked up to a Pro-Ject
>> Phono Box II USB phono stage.
>>
>
> Decent beginner turntable.
>

Heh, it was all I could afford at the time - a used 'bargain' from ebay.
Badly packaged, it arrived in a 'kit form' never intended by the
manufacturers, and a combination of postal insurance and a partial
refund made it viable once the replacement parts had been purchased.
It's actually in great condition now and sounds good to my
none-too-discerning ears.

I recall that it nearly cost me a great deal more than money when my
wife discovered I wanted to start buying vinyl again!

;-)

>
>
>> It occurs to me that the alternative is to unhook the phono stage from
>> the amp and attach it to the line-in
>>
>
>
> Is that the line in on the amp?
>

I was actually thinking of going from phono stage line-out to laptop
audio line-in, via a cable to convert phono leads to a 3.5mm jack plug,
but yes it occurs to me now that you mention it that I may be by-passing
the DAC device in the phono stage by doing this.

I ripped my copy of De Stijl by The White Stripes today and got an
excellent result. The problem is that it is currently a lottery as to
what input levels I get!

Sean

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