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Failcore

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Posted: February 19 2008 at 00:14

Isn't it against the rules to talk about stuff like this?

everyone

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Posted: February 19 2008 at 00:13

I have 3500 vinyl albums. I have converted most of my albums to cd format through an old tube stereo and a cd burner connected to that stereo. There is no comparison between the fidelity of old tubes verses transistors. I do not have to use my computer to make the transition from vinyl to cd. I still do not like the fact that I am putting a round note in a square hole. Today's dolby stereos sound crappy because most of the sounds that come from them are bass and high end sounds. In prog music there is a mid range of sounds that you cannot hear clearly through these new stereos. Transistors stereos have to be replaced because their sound degrades quickly in time. Tube stereos are like wine they get better with age. Smile

WalterDigsTunes View Drop Down

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Posted: February 18 2008 at 23:19

I have one of those USB turntables, and believe me, it can be a hassle. Not only do you have to wait for the entire LP to copy, but then you have to check how many clicks and skips made it onto your digital recording. If you're a perfectionist, you'll re-record the problem areas and edit them. But that takes time. As does converting the stuff from .wav to .mp3/.wma and tagging it. It's an extremely time-consuming task, I'll say that.

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Posted: February 18 2008 at 22:53

OK....Here's a topic for those who love their vinyls.

Recently, I was checking out some items on Ebay, just to pass the time.

For the heck of it, I was looking at turntables and noticed that they had alot that

had usb connections to them. So I started to wonder as to how many people from PA -who had alot of records- would convert all of their albums to MP3's.

Would you convert them? Or even just the hard to finds (like a type of security, so that if something should happen)?

I know something like this would be very time consuming. But i'm just curious as to how many people would.

Thanks for your time and responses

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Failcore Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 27 2006 Status: Offline Points: 4625	Posted: February 19 2008 at 00:14
	Isn't it against the rules to talk about stuff like this?

everyone Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 09 2008 Status: Offline Points: 159	Posted: February 19 2008 at 00:13
	I have 3500 vinyl albums. I have converted most of my albums to cd format through an old tube stereo and a cd burner connected to that stereo. There is no comparison between the fidelity of old tubes verses transistors. I do not have to use my computer to make the transition from vinyl to cd. I still do not like the fact that I am putting a round note in a square hole. Today's dolby stereos sound crappy because most of the sounds that come from them are bass and high end sounds. In prog music there is a mid range of sounds that you cannot hear clearly through these new stereos. Transistors stereos have to be replaced because their sound degrades quickly in time. Tube stereos are like wine they get better with age.

WalterDigsTunes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 11 2007 Location: SanDiegoTijuana Status: Offline Points: 4373	Posted: February 18 2008 at 23:19
	I have one of those USB turntables, and believe me, it can be a hassle. Not only do you have to wait for the entire LP to copy, but then you have to check how many clicks and skips made it onto your digital recording. If you're a perfectionist, you'll re-record the problem areas and edit them. But that takes time. As does converting the stuff from .wav to .mp3/.wma and tagging it. It's an extremely time-consuming task, I'll say that.

ironpagan67 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: December 31 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 26	Posted: February 18 2008 at 22:53
	OK....Here's a topic for those who love their vinyls. Recently, I was checking out some items on Ebay, just to pass the time. For the heck of it, I was looking at turntables and noticed that they had alot that had usb connections to them. So I started to wonder as to how many people from PA -who had alot of records- would convert all of their albums to MP3's. Would you convert them? Or even just the hard to finds (like a type of security, so that if something should happen)? I know something like this would be very time consuming. But i'm just curious as to how many people would. Thanks for your time and responses