PS Audio NuWave Phono Converter

No Mike, don't do it! Spend the $1,895 :D

I believe Rob has already posted in another thread that there is software that you can use and you need a good quality soundcard to do the capture. By the way, I remember TAS did a big feature on how to capture/digitize analog using Channel D PureVinyl. Here you go: Channel D Pure Vinyl Software and Seta Phonostage | The Absolute Sound

I have not read it but I remember the headline and just googled it so hopefully this helps. I do remember that PureVinyl was awarded best software application for digitizing analog at TAS. Not sure what other options there are but I am sure Rob will chime in.
 
I'll prove it to you...later today or early tomorrow, I will record 2 or 3 songs using my existing setup ...captured to a laptop using the software. Yes, a laptop. Then, I will post the wav files captured. YOU tell Me about the quality and if you think $1800 more can make it better,,..fair ?
 
Just so you guys know..where this all started. About a year or so ago, I bought a setup - the DAK analog to digital converter. It came with a simple mixer and some pretty awesome software. Very good capture software (with bells and whistles) , a cleanup software that eliminates pops crackles or hiss...again nice tailorable software and a song splitter. Basically, you can record a whole album side and this will suggest/break it into individual tracks based on the gaps.

At the time, someone also donated to me an Echo Gina sound card and breakout box...very cool. Worked awesome. But what I found was I could actually skip the mixer, skip the Echo Gina, load the software on a laptop and just use the input in...still works awesome...

So I will do the test this weekend and make it accessible to you guys. Then its up to you. What could be easier then

OUT OF YOUR PHONO STAGE
INTO YOUR LAPTOP
Captured...Done.

Right ? For under $100

This was the original setup..worth buying JUST FOR the software...beats the free stuff...

LPs To CDs - LPs to MP3s - LPs To Your iPod - Vinyl To CD Perfection Turntable And Interface Mixer
 
Cyril, I read that article when it came out in December....that's what spurred me into this downward spiral of trying to find the right combo of gear and software. I'll re-read it again though!
 
Rob,

I'll listen to your rip(s). Though at this time the only "tool" I have to port it is via my Squeezebox Classic (wireless from laptop to Squeezebox) and not a dedicated DAC so not sure if that's a fair comparison?

Again, all of this A to D and D to A stuff requires a good mix of gear + software to really make it worthwhile. If there's an inexpensive way to do it I'm game, but I have a feeling when all said and done if I'm to get better than decent results it's gonna cost me.

p.s. Also....one of my main goals is to make this an EASY process without a slug of cobbled together gear that needs to be plugged in, unplugged, plugged in again, etc. when I go from just wanting to listen to LP's and when I decide, "I gotta rip this one".
 
I don't know Rob, after reading the DAK description, the whole thing appears pretty cheesy to me....but I'll take a listen to your results.

I have a hard time believing that a $75 hardware-mixer/RIAA phono amp + software solution can better the other solutions being discussed.
 
I own a Seta, haven't had it very long. I purchased it specifically to start the process of archiving my very large vinyl collection. I have no experience with other methods of doing this, so can't compare to PS Audio or anything else for that matter. I'm also using a Lavry AD11.

Initial impressions of the Seta as a phono stage have been very very good. I have also used the Seta's flat outputs to the computer and used their Pure Vinyl software for RIAA conversion. Using the Seta's flat outputs was a true surprise. I would have in NO way expected it to be better than just using the phono stage the traditional way. Not only was it better, it was a LOT better, reference quality. I don't have any conclusions at this point other than to say, recording this stuff in PCM seems plenty good enough for me. I would not get sucked down the road of trying to do this in DSD. Lots of technical issues involving just moving the files around. IMHO not ready for primetime yet.

I'll keep reporting back as I get more experience with this. Right now waiting for another tonearm tower to do a second setup dedicated for this purpose.
 
I own a Seta, haven't had it very long. I purchased it specifically to start the process of archiving my very large vinyl collection. I have no experience with other methods of doing this, so can't compare to PS Audio or anything else for that matter. I'm also using a Lavry AD11.

Initial impressions of the Seta as a phono stage have been very very good. I have also used the Seta's flat outputs to the computer and used their Pure Vinyl software for RIAA conversion. Using the Seta's flat outputs was a true surprise. I would have in NO way expected it to be better than just using the phono stage the traditional way. Not only was it better, it was a LOT better, reference quality. I don't have any conclusions at this point other than to say, recording this stuff in PCM seems plenty good enough for me. I would not get sucked down the road of trying to do this in DSD. Lots of technical issues involving just moving the files around. IMHO not ready for primetime yet.

I'll keep reporting back as I get more experience with this. Right now waiting for another tonearm tower to do a second setup dedicated for this purpose.

Thanks for sharing your choice of configuration. The Seta + Pure Vinyl software does seem like a great solution given the various EQ curves inside Pure Vinyl predating the RIAA standard. A cursory look at my older Mono Classical releases, it appears most (if not all of them that I have here) were recorded with the RIAA in mind. There may be a few though that could benefit from the optional curves.

Looking forward to your future reports.
 
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