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Recording vinyl into itunes- Best Method?

I looked at past posts regarding this topic but they didn't fit my situation. I'm looking for the best way to import my vinyl collection into itunes; preferably using the turntable I have now. I tried a xitel 'inport' and Griffin Technologies 'iMic' but both had noise/hum issues. I've considered buying one of usb turntables but not sure that would provide the best fidelity for transfer. My preference would be to find a usb type phono preamp that is extremely quiet and that has some sort of software that is easy to work with that can get the music to itunes without multiple steps of converting and that has album art and album/track listings. Absent the phone preamp, any recommendations on a decent usb turntable and software?
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daverz
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Could you give some details about how you are hooking things up? It sounds like you are trying to hook the tonearm wire directly to the input of the Xitel or iMic, which wouldn't work as you need a preamp with a phono section for gain and RIAA equalization.

NAD and Pro-ject make boxes with USB ports that combine phono preamp and ADC (Analog to Digital Converter). However, with the equipment you have, you only need a pre-amp or receiver with a phono section.
daverz
487 posts
 
Did you want to upgrade the turntable anyway? I gather you're not happy with the one you have.

There are many outboard phono pre-amps on the market, some with USB. You don't *need* the USB as you already have the equipment to connect to the analog outputs of a phono pre-amp.
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