Haven't owned a turntable since the 80s but I have a bunch of collectible vinyl from my favorite band that isn't available to stream. I need a turntable I can rip from but don't know what the best connection protocol is. I have a MacBook with USB-C and Bluetooth. I prefer to broadcast wirelessly from turntable to play over speakers in different part of house. Any advice on features or models is appreciated.
Just find any good turntable that fits your budget. If it doesn't have a digital output like USB to work with, get a preamp that does.
You can get millions of suggestions on this, all I can tell you is that any good turntable will work and any decent preamp with a DAC will do the job - simply put, you would want to find something that has a USB output to work with and then use a computer to capture that output with.
I've seen turntables that have all of this and then also have a USB slot to put in a USB flash stick into it and just capture audio that way. The all in one solutions probably aren't the best turntables though... That's why I say you're better off getting a good turntable and using any sort of preamp that will do the digital conversion.
They don't make records like they used too. Went back to CDs and the audio quality is fantastic.
Most LPs are cut from a digital source now. Probably the exact same source the CDs were made. A cheap turntable will only degrade that sound. Even with the best equipment, it starts with the quality of the recording and source.
Most LPs are cut from a digital source now. Probably the exact same source the CDs were made. A cheap turntable will only degrade that sound. Even with the best equipment, it starts with the quality of the recording and source.
So would that make recent reprints better or worse sound quality vs the originals?
I love the look of many of the exclusive walmart/target prints but no clue how they compare to what they were printing 50yrs back
I have been very happy with my AT-LP60X for casual listening. It just works well.
I have it plugged into my Sonos so I can play it hardwired through the stereo, or group it to stream it throughout the house.
I wouldn't call this a great deal though, brand new is $150 from Best Buy with free shipping
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You can get millions of suggestions on this, all I can tell you is that any good turntable will work and any decent preamp with a DAC will do the job - simply put, you would want to find something that has a USB output to work with and then use a computer to capture that output with.
I've seen turntables that have all of this and then also have a USB slot to put in a USB flash stick into it and just capture audio that way. The all in one solutions probably aren't the best turntables though... That's why I say you're better off getting a good turntable and using any sort of preamp that will do the digital conversion.
Most LPs are cut from a digital source now. Probably the exact same source the CDs were made. A cheap turntable will only degrade that sound. Even with the best equipment, it starts with the quality of the recording and source.
So would that make recent reprints better or worse sound quality vs the originals?
I love the look of many of the exclusive walmart/target prints but no clue how they compare to what they were printing 50yrs back
I have it plugged into my Sonos so I can play it hardwired through the stereo, or group it to stream it throughout the house.
I wouldn't call this a great deal though, brand new is $150 from Best Buy with free shipping