[Vintage-Audio] Conversion Of Vinyl

Mon Apr 21 11:23:01 2003

Greetings,

If you can latch onto an old McIntosh tube preamp (C-4 or C-8), they have
multiple EQ settings. My McIntosh C-4 has 11 different labeled settings
(e.g., EUR 78, COL 78, AES, LON LP, etc.).

Steve, W9QLF
-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Dumar <[email protected]>
To: '[email protected]' <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2003 11:37 AM
Subject: RE: [Vintage-Audio] Conversion Of Vinyl

>I use a stand alone deck for my conversions.  I have only 2 bits of advice.
>
>If you have a cable converter connected to the same setup you use for
recording
>disconnect it from the system,  If you like to watch cable while recording
use
>a different amp.  In my setup there was low hum levels in the recordings
after
>much work it was traced to the cable digital box.  Nothing more than a
ground
>loop.
>
>If you do a lot of mono recordings get another cartridge and head and wire
it
>for mono.  The recordings will sound better.
>
>If you do any recording of material from 1947 to around 1955 remember that
>these recordings use a different equalization curve than the ones after
1955 of
>so.  As a matter of fact there were 10 or so different equalizations used
>during the early days.
>
>Charlie, W2KNL
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Duane Fischer, W8DBF [SMTP:[email protected]]
>Sent: 19 April, 2003 11:08
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Conversion Of Vinyl
>
>
>
>Greetings All,
>
>This is a little too new, but still old, so pardon the stretch.
>
>I have been converting vinyl 33 1/3 rpm records to CD format without a
>computer.
>I have had extremely good success. However, this procedure is tedious, time
>consuming and requires a DAT deck.
>
>Are any of you using a stand alone CDR deck wired direct to the primary
sound
>system?
>
>Here is one little trick that may help some of you salvage an otherwise
>unrecoverable recording. If a vinyl record has a scratch on it causing the
>stylus to stick, put a tiny drop of water on it. Let it expand and fill the
>grooves. many times this will allow the stylus to track through the area
>without
>sticking. However, there may be some noise, as the scratch is still there.
>
>I use an outboard graphic equalization unit to minimize specific
frequencies
>when recording the vinyl to DAT or CD. Many times you can eliminate, or
greatly
>reduce, the noise present from heavy play wear, minor scratches and so
forth.
>Keeping in mind, that the depth to which the needle went, and the width of
the
>grooves, has changed over the years.
>
>Duane W8DBF
>
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