Found My LPs

[deckeda]

freeradical wrote:
Buy a record cleaning machine.

Yep, Step 1. Wiping a cloth across the record, or using a "Discwasher" brush ain't the same. You can get a Spin Clean for $80, and that's a cheap machine but effective.

I kind of think the noticeable "quality" difference might be minimal.

That Presonus has a limitation of no better than 44kHz or 48kHz sample rate, so I'd agree with you. The Griffin is likely about as good overall, even though the Presonus is 24-bit.

A lot depends on the front end, too.

[Will Collier]

Friend of mine gave me a newly-remastered copy of "Aja" on LP a couple of years back... went and got my turntable repaired just so I could play it. That record is just glorious; you can hear instruments all over the place that aren't audible on the CD.

[anonymouse1]

Depending on your budget, this is a great value:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Roland+UA-1g

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Will Collier wrote:
That record is just glorious; you can hear instruments all over the place that aren't audible on the CD.

This type of revisionist silliness cracks me up. This is exactly what was said about CDs when they were first released!

"That record CD is just glorious; you can hear instruments all over the place that aren't audible on the CD record."