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i have a traditional record player but am thinking of getting this ION: www.ionaudio.com/iptusb#
i like that it has the digital interface, is small, and has built-in audio and output connection. my current player needs an amp+speakers to work. so its a little rough connecting it to my PA each time.
has anyone used these and heard the sound quality? what do you think?
You gonna listen music on pc speakers then now or something?
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Do any of these actually sound good or are built well? Do you just use whatever cartridge you want?
I've considered getting one for convenience but all the ones I've seen look flimsy and crap.
I think a normal SL with a good sound card and some kind of phono amp (mixer or amp) in between will sound way better
yeah, i just want to listen to records direct through my computer speakers (decent Altec Lansing ones)
instead of having to connect my current player through a receiver and speakers with RCA cables, etc..
if you need a high quality phono preamp check out the Hagerman Bugle.. its a really nice "audiophile" design with ultra flat frequency response. you can get kits on ebay for like $60. runs on batteries or 15v power supply (kits also available for power) and it sounds _awesome_
That thing looks badass and is probably way better than my NAD phono pre. Too bad I'm completely not handy.
yeah, i just want to listen to records direct through my computer speakers (decent Altec Lansing ones)
instead of having to connect my current player through a receiver and speakers with RCA cables, etc..
You can use a small mixer and put the line out to the line in of the soundcard so you can listen to it on the computer (and sample/record it etc.)
if you need a high quality phono preamp check out the Hagerman Bugle.. its a really nice "audiophile" design with ultra flat frequency response. you can get kits on ebay for like $60. runs on batteries or 15v power supply (kits also available for power) and it sounds _awesome_
Pray what is this kit called??
I was wondering, can't you connect your turntable trough the mic in on your computer? that has a preamp of it's own...
But agree with smackos: use a mixer or amplifier and a normal decent turntable
I was wondering, can't you connect your turntable trough the mic in on your computer? that has a preamp of it's own...
Nah they still use different amplifying levels for the volume it won't sound good
Behringer USB interface 25 pounds and you can connect existing turntables to computer just like that.
I was wondering, can't you connect your turntable trough the mic in on your computer? that has a preamp of it's own...
Nah they still use different amplifying levels for the volume it won't sound good
there is a filtering process done at the plant when pressing the vinyl. this is then reversed at the phono input. Known as RIAA equalization. a straight pre will just sound thin and shitty without the eq.
you do NOT want to buy these things. they sound shit and cheap as hell.. for that price, buy an old normal turntable and a preamp. or for a little more money, there are plenty of dj turntables now that have normal line outs..
@ronin & Smackos: cool, always wondered about mic / phono but never actually tried out. Some days you just won't stop learning.
@Rude: probably the next marketing trick? first make crappy ones and then better ones... talking about marketing, you can find turntables at hema and supermarkets nowdays! it's getting all hip again (in mediamarkt rijswijk they even had 7 different models)
those Hagerman yokes look good (http://hagtech.com/), might try one when i get chance
They are a bag of shite!
So I got the Behringer usb interface and have it connected to my Macbook and have my turntable RCA cables coming to the inputs but I don't hear any sound. What am I missing? Do I need to connect it through a mixer as well?
does your interface have a preamp?
or more importantly a phono preamp?
if it's the behringer usb interface featured above them i'm pretty sure it DOES NOT feature a phone preamp.
that thing is built for handling line level sources so you're still going to have to go through a phono preamp of some description.
perhaps try one of these (first four items are suited to your application)
http://www.phonopreamps.com/#Preamps
ah ok, so the turnable would connect to the preamp - the preamp to the behringer - the behringer to my computer and then should i be able to use my computer sound ouput with my speakers? or do i need the sound output coming from the behringer to the speakers?
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