I am a "Moron"





And I will tell you why I am a moron. First I have gone through a great deal of effort and expense, to get playback of my vinyl collection utilizing my PC to sound identical to just playing a record.

There was much discussion and debate about this on the PC forum, in regard as to how to accomplish this feat. Essential, was the "computer analog interface", plus you had to change some of the cards in your PC; which kind of PC didn't matter. Many people knowledgeable of various interfaces submitted their solutions; while mine is not the most expensive, it gets the same results as those which are more expensive because it's heavily modified with the most expensive "Nichicon capacitors".

Everyone testified that there was not one iota of difference between playing a record, and listening to playback through the PC.

I also read of an account of an audiophile who could afford almost anything. He belonged to an audio club that met once a month; it was the kind that discussed the merits of Koetsu Coral stone, over other equally fine cartridges, while sipping vintage wine. They were devoted to the best tone arms and turntables as well.

This audiophile had everything except time. He read where he could down load his vinyl to PC, and enjoy the same playback without handling his precious records. Naturally he was skeptical, but no less than "Stereophile" assured him this was possible. After accomplishing this feat, he no longer played his records, but enjoyed them the new way.

When it was his turn to host the meeting, he did not divulge this, but continued to engage in the conversation as though he was still experimenting with tone arms, cartridges and etc. I believe if he had revealed his secret, he would have been banned from the club.

The reason I say I am a moron is because I have tried more than once to share my knowledge on the "Analog forum", to be completely and emphatically rejected.

Anyone who does the same thing numerous times expecting different results, is a moron; especially when they get the same results each time.


orpheus10

Teo, although I have been sentenced, it has yet to be carried out; but it's for sure that never again shall I invade the holy temple of "analog".
It seems to be a theme among audiophiles, digital or otherwise. Power cords, cable burn in, room humidity, various types of wood for isolation.....the list is endless. Skeptics and zealots abound.
Why don't you just enjoy the music! Rather than trying to change the original format to another format only to try to achieve the same results. 
In the end of the day you will never achieve that Nirvana that we all seek. Just relax and enjoy the music.
Best regards
Mark
While it was offered free for 30 days, I downloaded and enjoyed Channel D’s Pure Vinyl and recorded a number of mt records to my MacBook Pro with great success. I used 192 kHz/24 bit and playback is darn close to the original. Perhaps it’s the software?

The problem with this type of archiving is that 1) it takes time that could be otherwise spent listening and enjoying vinyl playback and 2) you can’t take it with you. Time is too precious to spend doing this. After the trial ran out I haven’t had any desire to continue doing that, even if the software were free. With a good vinyl playback set up, you ARE NOT going to wear out your records.