8 Feb
2007
8 Feb
'07
9:05 a.m.
On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 17:28 -0800, Zane H. Healy wrote:
I still fail to see a reason to transfer most of my
LP's to a digital
format. As I have a very good turntable, the LP's will last longer than any
copies I make, and in order to do a good job at transferring all of them,
I'd have to invest 1000's of hours. I will transfer a few of my favorites
so that I can put them on my new iPod.
Okay, try THIS on for size... Every time you play a vinyl LP, you
degrade it. Granted, not as MUCH as if it were a 78, but a finite
amount. Every time you play a CD you made from the LP, that is one less
play of the LP, and an avoidance of the inevitable degradation.
It's the theory lots of German audiophiles used in the 1970s. They
would have EXCELLENT tape recorders, and lots of tapes. But, since LPs
cost a great deal in Germany, most audiophiles only had a few. And, the
ONLY time they were played was when they were playing into a tape
recorder. People LISTENED to music from the tapes, saving the precious
LPs. I used that system myself, especially for the CD-4 Quadradiscs;
their carrier frequencies were MUCH more susceptible to damage than a
regular LP. When I got them, I'd play them once to remove any "flash"
from the grooves, and then play them into my Teac
3340S. I also used
the Ball (the glass jar canning people) product that coated the
grooves
about two or three molecules thick, and lubricated them. My LPs still
sound new, except for the few I was foolish enough to lend.
Peace,
Warren E. Wolfe
wizard at voyager.net