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RWebb 06-29-2008 03:10 PM

Quality Sound Card
 
I am looking to digitize some vinyl records and store them onto my computer. What is a "reasonably" priced sound card (or accessory box) that will do this?

Also, will I need anything else (other than a player and good pre-amp)?

re: the sound quality level -- I am not going to use the "mp3" format - instead I expect to use Apple Lossless (which is what I've used for putting some of my CDs on the computer). The computer is a dell 8300 (XP) - obviously not the newest out there, but I assume it is plenty fast enough.

I have tested some .wmf files with a small amt. of compression A/B on my system (using a Cal Audio CD Player) and could NOT hear a difference in sound quality, so I figure I should be quite safe with Apple Lossless for a storage format.

The rest of the system is a Sonic Frontiers tube pre-amp, a Sunfire amp, and Maggie speakers, so I'd like to make sure the box or sound card is commensurate with that. In other words, I always try to stop just a tad short of the [B]leeding edge...

Thanks for your help!

WolfeMacleod 06-29-2008 05:53 PM

The Creative Audigy series with the breakout box (front panel) work pretty darn good. Aux in jacks right up front for RCA input, headphone jacks, mic jacks, and optical in/out.
Pretty good cards, and not too expensive.

Eric Coffey 06-29-2008 08:18 PM

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.family&ID=PCIinterfaces
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.family&ID=USBinterfaces

And if you want to go nuts:
http://www.computeraudiophile.com/


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