Heads up for anyone thinking of transferring vinyl to a digital format

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Leslie Brownlee

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Dec 5, 2019, 4:15:32 PM12/5/19
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Hi folks, anyone thinking of transferring vinyl to a digital format might want to check out this link for Lidl for the 15/12/2019.

A USB turntable by Dual with an Audio Technica cartridge and software.


  1. Dual USB Record Player

Dual USB Record Player

RRP: £179
£ 99.00
each
  • DT250 USB
  • Re-discover your old LPs with this turntable that can play them and covert them to digital audio files
  • Built-in pre-amplifier and equaliser
  • With belt drive
  • 2 speeds: 33 and 45rpm
  • Aluminium turntable
  • DC motor
  • Removable magnetic pick-up system by Audio Technica
  • USB port allows you to easily digitise your files
  • Software for converting records to digital audio files suitable for MAC OSX and PC (Windows)
  • Adjustable anti-skating
  • Suitable for every phono and audio input (aux-in jack)
  • Variable stylus force
  • Balanced s-tonearm (arm with stylus)
  • Includes stylus, puck, USB cable, audio cable, cover and counterweight
  • Pitch control: +/- 10%
  • Wow/flutter: <0.25%
  • 3-year warranty

Edwyn Corteen

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Dec 6, 2019, 6:17:26 AM12/6/19
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Looks OK, no  idea on quality of output though!

If you do go for something like this download to a PC/laptop etc, do not try to use the B2 , it is way too fiddly when recording, use audacity to clean up and split the recordings into tracks then use bulk upload on the Webui to add to your B2.

Audacity is great, you can remove clicks, any clicks that remain can be manually cut out, finally you can normalise the volume so one album is not way louder than another.

Warning! Takes a long time compared with ripping a CD!

Dick Cooper

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Dec 23, 2019, 12:04:53 PM12/23/19
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Andrew Wilson

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Dec 23, 2019, 2:49:55 PM12/23/19
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Almost certainly sold out, I should think. It wasn’t available in our local Lidl, so we had to go down the road to get one. Does exactly what it says on the tin - and fair quality, too.

Leslie Brownlee

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Dec 24, 2019, 5:09:48 AM12/24/19
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That's the thing with Lidl. Offer's don't stay for long. As Andrew says, probably sold out.

Thomas Birkland

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Dec 24, 2019, 5:28:23 PM12/24/19
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Amazon and other retailers have Audio Technica usb turntables available for around USD 250. I bought one recently because, once I bought a Brennan, I wanted to digitize everything. I am glad I did. I tried using an older, cheaper turntable and the results were poor. The Audio Technica works great. And, as noted elsewhere in this thread, it's better to digitize on a computer, use Audacity to split tracks and do some cleanup, and then transfer to the Brennan. It's been great fun rediscovering my vinyl. 

MD0104

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Dec 28, 2019, 8:43:41 PM12/28/19
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Thomas Birkland - What output file formats are available?  FLAC. WAV etc.
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