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Help on LP to CD Transfer Firms

I'm getting ready to transfer some of my more obscure lps to cd, and I was wondering if anyone knew of a transfer firm that uses high end components.
I have a Roxsan turnatble so I know how important a good front end is to get the most out of the grooves. Plus good quality converters, etc.
I cherish my music and if I'm going to trust my lps to someone I want to be certain that the transfer/noise reduction is going to be of superior quality.
Most companies I've seen on the web charge about $20 to $25 for a cd transfer and I'd be willing to pay twice that if I could be confident that the cd transfe� is true to the music on my lp.
Which is a long-winded way of saying "does anyone know of a really good transfer company?"
Much appreciated.
---Steve
smaietta

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avideo
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I agree with SDCampbell and above. I own a video editing
and duplication firm in Portland,OR. And from what I've
seem of most outfits that do LP-to-CD transfers; most are
low ball operations that are using aging mid-fi gear and
maybe an inexpensive noise reduction system of some type.
Most of these people are either too cheap or have no
interest in using decent quality gear. I just recently
bought a Marantz CDR500 - which is a pro grade CD recorder
for under $600.00. It burns great sounding disks and has
digital, RCA, and XLR inputs - and can be setup to ignore
SCMS!
If you have the budget, you might also want to consider
going to a higher end commercial music studio for your
transfer. Good luck!
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