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thinking about ripping some vinyl any suugestions?

I've started helping people put together systems and have a client who has purchased several hundred vinyl lps. I'm slowly running them all through my record cleaner and there a few gems I'll be sad to hand back. She's totally cool with me giving them a listen but I'm thinking it might be nice to rip them so I can hear them more than once. Is there anyone that can offer up a good way to do this? Again (i've posted recently) I'm working with a clearaudio champion with unify 9 a concerto cartridge and an EAR 834p. Please advise
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daverz
477 posts
 
I use an M-Audio Audiophile USB, a Macbook, and Audacity for recording with very good results.
amater
56 posts
 
I use external Creative sound blaster and Nero software.
oregon
608 posts
 
I use the a MAC, Roxie (Toast).
A pain in the ass but good results.
rccc
216 posts
 
I use an E-Mu 1212 which comes with Wave Lab Lite. It has bal or unbal line in and out and comes with a software signal router. Im using Express Burn for burning. I am not very computer savy but I still found this system intuitive and easy to run. The sound card was around $100 at musicians friend. It has more bells and whistles than you need for ripping but the converters are very good and for the price it seemed a very good value.
cometphoton
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Pre-Amp
Im using a B&K Ref.50 pre.
I record via the Tape monitor channels
I have a DBX-4bx in the tape loop too.
The DBX is a key product. ( $300 used )

Computer
The tape outputs connected to an Aardvark Q-10, 24/96 computer audio card ( you could use the Directpro series too. This stuff is cheap on ebay but you need an ISA slot in the PC. Im using a 2.66ghz CPU with one 2Gig sim. Xp pro.
( $225 used )

Software
Cakewalk software via ASIO input drivers and the results are very good when I burn the mix on CD. ( $400 )

Summary
Dbx hardware expands the output, the Aardvark hardware give a clean input to the software and Cakewalk give you the ability to clean up any unwanted noise.

TurnTable combination. ( my no means is this the best, its just a thrifty solution )

Kenwood C2 pre-amp, via Denon Table using a Micro Acoustic 2002 Moving Coil Cartridge. ( $300 )
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