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Gere Mullican
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LaVergne, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 11 Oct 2003 10:08 am |
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Anyone know where I might find an inexpensive turntable that I can plug into my computer to put the music on CDs? I have a ton of records (45 and albums) and would like to put some of them on CD before I get rid of the vinyl records. I would prefer to find one close by Nashville. Thanks
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 12 Oct 2003 2:40 am
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About a year or so ago I bought a hi end Technics Turntable with cartridge and needle from a Pawn Shop ..$25..
It's better than any turntable I ever purchased in my younger days.
You may have to preamp it for your PC based on the PC inputs but this could be as simple as getting a small stereo EQ to bump the total gain.. , I bought one of those for $10 bucks ! or if you have a small mixer board , 4 tracker or 8 tracker , you could use any of those as the preamp.
I have burned many of my old LP's to CD this way.
good luck
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2003 5:56 am
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There are some turntables out there now with digital output. This would be the way for inputing into a computer.
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2003 3:21 pm
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| If you have a Circuit City close by, they sell turntables (seperately). |
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Gere Mullican
From:
LaVergne, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 13 Oct 2003 7:24 am
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Thank guys for the replies. There is a Circuit City close by and I guess that's the route I will go. Does the turntable have a built in pre amp or do I need to get that separately. I am very electronically challenged. Thanks again.
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 13 Oct 2003 7:32 am
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I think I've seen turntables with built-in preamps but that may be too specialized for Circuit City. Unfortunately if you ask the salesperson he'll just answer "do you want fries with that?"
Oh--by the way--what's a record? |
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RickRichtmyer
From:
Beautiful Adamstown, MD
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Posted 13 Oct 2003 7:40 am
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Radio Shack sells a preamp that will connect to a magnetic phono pickup and output a line level signal. I bought one about a year ago. I think it was around $30US. It uses a 9 volt battery for power.
Something that I think is a little funny is that I remember when magnetic phono cartridges were new enough technology that most audio amps didn't have a built-in preamp. Now we've reached the point when phonographs are such old technology that most audio amps don't have a built-in preamp. 
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Sugarloaf Recording
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2003 8:21 am
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| Turntables and cartridges are also in the catalogs such as Sam Ash and Musicians Friend etc. |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2003 3:15 pm
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| If you have an SP/DIF input on your sound card, this one might be the ticket. |
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Smiley Roberts
From:
Hendersonville,Tn. 37075
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Posted 8 Oct 2006 7:52 am
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Gere,
Dunno what you consider "inexpensive" but,here's one that's available at Sam Ash Music. Its a Numark TTUSB Pro Turntable,for $169.oo. It has a USB output that plugs directly into your computer. 33 & 45 rpm. There's a Sam Ash music store located by Rivergate Shopping Ctr. in Goodletsville. www.samashmusic.com . Hope this helps.
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 8 Oct 2006 8:16 am
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| Don't forget if you have a 4 tracker at home, you can probably use that for the preamp as well.. [This message was edited by Tony Prior on 08 October 2006 at 09:19 AM.] |
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Ernest Cawby
From:
Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 11:36 am
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I bought a Technics AV control stero receiver from Rex, Plug caset 2 deck Technics cassett into it, also a turntable, a cd player, mic, then a Harman/ Kardon CDR 20, use analog and you can turn all your other stuff, into a CD on the fly, then make copies of them to use. I copy everything on CD and store the original for future use if one breaks.
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Gere Mullican
From:
LaVergne, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 9 Oct 2006 3:41 pm
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Wow! Thanks, guys for all the replies and suggestions.I found one at a yard sale for $10. It has a turntable (33 & 45 rpm), am'fm receiver, double cassette deck and 12 band EQ. I can come out of the earphone jack directly into the sound card and record it all using Goldwave, and then go to CD. I appreciate all the advice. Thanks a ton.
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