On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 10:02:03 +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote: > Hallo, > Steve Harris hat gesagt: // Steve Harris wrote: > > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2004 at 09:17:23PM +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote: > > > The problem with records is not levels, but the RIAA distortion. You > > > need a device which can adapt to this. There are special preamps for > > > this, some cards like the Terratec Phase26 USB has them built in, > > > normaly hifi amps have them (the input labeled "PHONO" most of the > > > time), but most soundcards do not have them. > > > > Jan Depner has made a JAMin config file that undoes the RIAA curve, its > > shipped with the latest tarball IIRC. > > Interesting. What would you think this is quality-wise? Would it > suffice to do "hi-fi" recordings of LPs through the standard line > inputs, or would a hardware solution still be better? It should be OK, I plan to test it against a hardware preamp when I get round to digitising my vinyl. As long as your soundcard/AD converters are good enough to pick up all the bits it needs the quality should be good and there should be less noise. - Steve
