WHY A USB TURNTABLE?
You see lots of ads for USB Turntables. But are they right for you? Check out
what to look for below to see if they can do the job for you.
It's really about:
1.) The quality of the digital sound you're going to get.
2.) The ease of editing, i.e., getting each song separated into tracks so you
can keep the ones you want and delete the ones you don't.
When you plug in a USB turntable, you deactivate the sound card in your
computer and use the the USB sound card instead. However, 99% of home computers
already have a perfectly good sound card, often valued at $70.00 or more.
So why get a turntable system that includes another sound card that you already
have? How many of your hard earned dollars are left for the quality of the
turntable, preamp and recording software? Can that integrated USB sound card be
as good as the one you already have?
Next, consider this: Why put the preamp in the turntable? Check out any audiophile turntable. The preamps are always in your receiver or are separate components. If you already have a hifi setup, most audio receivers have a "Record Out" or "Tape Out" that is used to feed an audio recorder. So, all you have to do is to plug that into your computer's sound card. With a USB turntable, you are stuck with the preamp they have built into it at lowest cost possible. If you don't have a preamp, Esoteric Sound offers a number of very fine preamps. Click here to see some.
Plus look at this. You need to use a special software workaround play through
feature to even hear your sound as you record with a USB sound card. If
you need a computer recording and editing software, you can actually get a fine
one from Audacity at:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ It's the same or better than
that supplied with many USB turntables.
So, use the sound card already in your computer. Why pay for a 2nd
sound card, and cheap preamp? Spend your money on a quality turntable and
superior recording and restoration programs, like Tracer Diamond Cut, rather
than on redundant stuff you may already have.
HERE ARE SOME CONNECTION SAMPLES:
SUGGESTED OUTBOARD PREAMPS:
1) If you are only dealing with LP records, and 45 rpm records, then buy our Rek-O-Kut Professional Moving Magnet Preamp MKII.
2) If you are only dealing with 78 rpm records or a combination of LP
records, and 45 & 78 rpm records, then buy or Rek-O-Kut Audiophile
Archival Moving Magnet Preamp MKII.
3) If you are dealing with all sorts of records, of all vintages, then buy our Rek-O-Kut Professional Moving Magnet Preamp MKII, and our Rek-O-Kut Re-Equalizer II.
4) Want to perform on-the-fly noise reduction without wasting time with computer programs, then buy our Rek-O-Kut DEHISSER.
JUST WANT A USB TURNTABLE AND NOTHING BUT...
We are now offering the popular Stanton T.92-USB,
3-speed turntable. Comes with a free Stanton 500.V3 pickup and
78 rpm stylus.
