[ale] vinyl records

Geoffrey Myers lists at serioustechnology.com
Tue Oct 4 14:42:06 EDT 2011


Jim Kinney wrote:
> Heh, heh. Sound quality of vinyl in sleeve == 0.
> Any playing ability > 0

Not sure I get your point.  Normally I would think it was lack of coffee 
on my part, but I've already had my full pot earlier today.  Maybe I 
need a nap?

> 
> On Oct 4, 2011 8:44 AM, "Geoffrey Myers" <lists at serioustechnology.com 
> <mailto:lists at serioustechnology.com>> wrote:
>  > Raylynn Knight wrote:
>  >> I have a USB turntable and have already copied all my albums to flac
>  >> and mp3 files. I would be willing to loan it out when I get it back
>  >> from my daughter.
>  >
>  > Ray, what make is your turntable? I've only seen a couple and they all
>  > ran < $100. All the research I'd done in the past indicated the sound
>  > quality of the usb turntables I had found was pretty poor.
>  >
>  >>
>  >> Sent from my iPhone
>  >>
>  >> On Oct 3, 2011, at 7:29 PM, Ron Frazier
>  >> <atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com 
> <mailto:atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com>> wrote:
>  >>
>  >>> I think Frys has a small vinyl album section. I've thought about
>  >>> getting a USB turntable and / or USB cassette deck to convert old
>  >>> content to digital, but I only have about 20 - 30 albums, so I'm
>  >>> not sure it's worth it.
>  >>>
>  >>> Ron
>  >>>
>  >>> On 9/14/2011 9:13 PM, David Hillman wrote:
>  >>>> I just picked up a nice pair of JBL Northridge speakers, NAD 2200
>  >>>> Power Envelope amplifier and a matching preamp at a yard sale for
>  >>>> next to nothing. A hefty Technics direct drive turntable that
>  >>>> looks like it was built to survive anything was part of the deal.
>  >>>> I got a new cartridge for the turntable at Guitar Center.
>  >>>>
>  >>>> Where does one find good vinyl records in the Atlanta area? I
>  >>>> always wanted to hear Jean Michel Jarre's Oxygene on vinyl. Are
>  >>>> there any other good electronic albums that might still be
>  >>>> available out there?
>  >>>>
>  >>>> By the way, are the lights supposed to flicker after turning on
>  >>>> the amp?
>  >>>>
>  >>> --
>  >>>
>  >>> (PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might
>  >>> want to call on the phone. I get about 300 emails per day from
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>  >>> messages very quickly.)
>  >>>
>  >>> Ron Frazier
>  >>>
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Until later, Geoffrey

"I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson


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