Re: Vinyl to MP3

[Jeff <jeff@xxxxxxx>]

It's completely passive - I got it from www.keene.co.uk and use it to give
my amp an extra line input as I've no turntable and it works fine - volume
is about the same as anything else on the amp. About £20.

Jeff.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nigel Orr" <nigel@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Vinyl to MP3


> At 13:28 26/10/00 +0100, you wrote:
>
> >I believe you can get convertors that will convert phono ->
line level.
> >
> >I've one that does line -> phono but I think it'll also do the
reverse.
>
> Have you got details (make and model).  It's not something I come
across
> often, but it may be useful to keep a note of it, as it sounds useful!
>
> Is it completely passive, or does it need an external power source? 
How
> does the quality compare to a 'proper' preamp?  I'm a bit surprised to
hear
> about it if it is passive, there's very little power in a turntable
output,
> so stepping it up to line level would seem difficult at best... I'd
assumed
> it wasn't feasible at all.  Does it just do the equalisation, or is
the
> output level the same as, say, a CD player?
>
> Approximate cost?
>
> Nigel
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