Thread: Digitizing Vinyl With a Devialet

I am stealing this link from a post Mike made on a different thread. I did not want to hijack that thread. Thanks to Mike for posting it.

Originally Posted by Mike

Not DSD (yet), but you may find this interesting:

https://fr.devialet.com/assets/pdf/bi-dir-tutorial.pdf


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I have never digitized vinyl and wonder how that method would work. My questions might be more generic than Devialet specific. I would think any digitizing program would need a way to edit it. Otherwise there might be serious pops when the needle dropped or dead space at the run-out if the "programming engineer" (me) was not fast enough.

Mike related to me that the Devialet was not ideal for digitizing, however they do digitize the phono input- somehow they are not related. Mike or anyone??

here is the post

Originally Posted by o0OBillO0o

Not sure how the phono stage can be good, its all converted to digital according to a few sources, and then the rest of the analog (to digital) be not good enough, for you, Mike. However, I dont own it and never touched one. I default to those who have.

Devailet is going to be huge this year in audio.

Originally Posted by Mike

Because they really spent time and energy optimizing the phono input. Also, have you looked at the config tool?

Digitizing, Mike.

Originally Posted by o0OBillO0o

Not sure how the phono stage can be good, its all converted to digital according to a few sources, and then the rest of the analog (to digital) be not good enough, for you, Mike. However, I dont own it and never touched one. I default to those who have.

Devailet is going to be huge this year in audio.

Originally Posted by Mike

Because they really spent time and energy optimizing the phono input. Also, have you looked at the config tool?

Originally Posted by Mike

I tried multiple sources - Oppo, MA-1 DAC, Squeezebox even. The ADA conversion was less than desirable, the exception being the excellent phonostage.

Jeff is wrong IMO. Stay in the digital domain with the Devialet.


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Hi,

I have a Korg MR 2000 DSD recorder, and it's great! Unfortunately, it's not being made anymore... I've been told this one by Tascam is almost as good:

Product: DA-3000 | TASCAM

It's a very simple and straightforward process. It just records directly to an SD card (or to the internal HD in my Korg). Then you take the SD card and plug in your computer, for any subsequent post-processing.

I've done 2xDSD (5.6) rips that are virtually indistinguishable from the original vinyl!


alexandre

Originally Posted by astrotoy

Alexandre,

I have heard good things about the Korg, at a very reasonable price. Do you know any software that removes clicks and pops and crackles from DSD files without converting back to PCM? That has been a stumbling block for ripping vinyl to DSD.

Thanks, Larry

Larry,

Sorry, don't know any software that does that. All the post-processing that I do is just splitting the big files into components (individual songs).
I'm pretty happy with my transfers, few pops and clicks notwithstanding. The way I see it, if I were to put the actual LP on the turntable for a listen, it'll have the same pops and clicks, so why should I expect the digital transcription to be different?
I understand that your project is a much more serious endeavour than mine I just want to have the option of picking the music off my server instead of finding the LP and putting it on the turntable...


alexandre