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        <title><![CDATA[Ah...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[the old dredge up a zombie by asking a question without asking dodge.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:13:37 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Albums (A first look at the Ion iTTUSB turntable)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm having trouble adjusting the tone arm - i get a lot of static.  Yes, the record is clean.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:46:03 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Winner]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[H2 duly bought and trialled.  Not only does it record LPs in high quality, but I can do the same from tapes and off air FM broadcasts, and anything else that will go through my amp.  Plus live using the microphones - very good.Output in various MP3 formats for listening from PC or MP3 player.  Output in .wav format for burning CDs.  Fantastic!Andy]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:54:27 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[And....   What's your point grandad?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I can't listen to an LP in the car!  I can't play a record on my PC in work!And, seriously, who really cares about a telarc or how an 1812 overture sounded.  It can't be as good as being at the real thing if that's your bag!We all agree a pristine record sounds fantastic in the right environment..  BUT how many of us are in that position?  wear and tear, background noise, tumble-drier, kids.  It's a nirvanna that only exists for hermits with loads of dosh, and rose coloured specs.  It's practical for me to listen to music in the car, over my DAB/Mem card radio/cd at my pleasure.  It's not convenience it's a practical choice, and there's a big difference.Nobody mentioned digital was better.  Nobody mentioned throwing out their turntables.  And please don't mention tapes...  that would be a step too far.  Get with it;  buy an ipod or a new digital radio and start to enjoy your music wherever you go!  That's my message to all the negativity around this topic.  Enjoy the lyrics, the tempo, the mood and stop nit-picking about who knows best.  Enjoy your own music, wherever you go.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmckay]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:20:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Digital is a concession to convenience]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Digital is a concession to convenienceWell as the risk of being considered an old fart, I have yet to hear any form of digital media that has the definition, air, and fidelity to the subtle harmonics of the analog to LP technology, when it was at its height. If you have ever heard a TELARC LP recording of the 1812 Overture:http://www.telarc.com/gscripts/title.asp?gsku=0041&amp;mscssid=JU8N6KJRSXUR9JKP6HJH35B65LLVA2S2?played on the best cartridges, into a quality pre-amp, amplifier and speakers setup, you will understand this perspective. This particular recording was also a great ?torture test? of you entire system because of its dynamic range. It would be interesting to see if the cartridge on the Ion iTTUSB turntable could even handle this recording.But lacking exposure to this kind benchmark, we are only talking about shades of digital compromise.Alas, for my everyday use, I concede to the dark side? But it think is probably easier to be content with the current implementations of digital, if you had never heard analog at its height?Regards,Scott]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:12:53 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Can we split some MORE hairs?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Please... let it go... your don't always have to be right.Softy and shraven are correct:Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)ster?e?o?phon?ic      /&amp;#716;st&amp;#603;ri&amp;#601;&amp;#712;f&amp;#594;n&amp;#618;k, &amp;#716;st&amp;#618;&amp;#601;r-/ ?adjectivepertaining to a system of sound **recording or reproduction** using two or more separate channels to produce a more realistic effect by capturing the spatial dimensions of a performance (the location of performers as well as their acoustic surroundings), used esp. with high-fidelity recordings and reproduction systems (opposed to monophonic).Compare quadraphonic.[Origin: 1935?40; stereo- + phon(o)- + -ic]?Related formsster?e?o?phon?i?cal?ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, ? Random House, Inc. 2006.stereo-a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant ?solid?, used with reference to hardness, solidity, three-dimensionality in the formation of compound words: stereochemistry; stereogram; stereoscope.Also, especially before a vowel, stere-.[Origin:  Gk stere?s]Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, ? Random House, Inc. 2006.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[nickrusso]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:08:50 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[That would cost more $$$ than just a motor speed control]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Remember the 78 rpm record's grooves were much bigger (originally designed for a steel needle running under about a pound of pressure!) which requires a different stylus.One turntable I recall from my youth had a reversible needle - the tiny arm that the actual sapphire or diamond is glued to could be flipped over with a lever, to point either the 78 needle or the vinyl needle downwards. Probably very poor quality! I haven't seen anything like it since, but that is probably because backward support for 78s got phased out in the 80s. I do know from kiddie experiments in those days that the sound quality from playing 78s with a needle intended for vinyl was unsatisfactory, to say the least.Anyhow I'm not sure how a manufacturer would make a 78 stylus available on a turntable nowadays - probably supply two separate cartridges that you would have to swap out. Very limited market, I'd say.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[chrisbedford]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:50:40 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Perhaps That's Not A Problem]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Couldn't you record at a different speed, lets say 45 rpm and then convert to 78 rpm. I'm pretty sure I have a small Mac program that do it.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:26:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[They missed one feature (for me)!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It would have been relatively simple to add a 78 RPM motor control.  I've always had a fascination with the really old platters in 78.  Now THAT would have made me put this item on my Christmas list! Perhaps they will with their next release (PLEASE, PLEASE READ THIS, OH MAKERS OF ION!).]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:10:42 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Did you get it working though?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Might be worth passing on specific workarounds for others that might be having troubles too.  Speaker wise; sounds like a problem with your PC config otherwise there'd be nought to convert either.My guess is these gadgets perform a function and then they're redundant to you (the owner), and can be passed on.  I'd be looking to convert what I desired asap then simply sell it on ebay or similar.  It has to work out a quick, cheap and reasonably painless experience in the long run.  Hasn't it?????]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:28:51 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Albums (A first look at the Ion iTTUSB turntable)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[i bought it recently but have had trouble with the weight and counter weight and also no sound out of my speakers]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[nnttneil@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:38:16 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Compression does not imply informaiton loss]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[While MP3s have lousy compression, and may lose information, digital compression does not necessarily lose information.Think of your ZIP archives. If they lost information during ocmpression, your databases would be screwed up, and your programs wouldn't run.Think of information as 'deviation from randomness.' Most digital files (including sound recordings) have a lot of repetition. LZW and other lossless compression algorithms take advantage of this repetition to compress the files without losing information.And in answer to one posters question, the best way to store audio data without any loss, is to record it in stereo, 44khz per channel, as a wav file. Then zip it if you want to save the smallest possible copy.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[brad@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:06:25 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Some of Circuit City's customers...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[seem to like it OK:http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Customer-reviews-for-ION-USB-Turntable-ITTUSB/sem/rpsm/oid/140849/pageno/1/sortby/1/order/D/rpem/ccd/productDetailReview.do#tabs]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[egeex]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:27:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Probably a good idea..]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[to rest your case since you haven't really made much of one.Again, IT IS SUPERIOR to vinyl or any other solution for enabling listening on the go.  How well does your fancy turntable work in your car, boat, airplane or out running?If I had enough money to waste on a professionally made CD, I wouldn't even consider this.  And, finally, a lot of the music I have on vinyl is simply unavailable anywhere else or in any form.  Even if it were, why would I buy it again.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[egeex]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:20:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Valid]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You have a good reason but lets face it, if you have the money and the music is available in disc, a professionally made CD would be superior. This is still a cheap fix that's inferior to both the original vinyl or a CD.I rest my case,]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[yobtaf]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:08:26 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In relation to this thread &amp; other comments]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Stereo, the two (or more)-channel information stream is an output.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Genera-nation]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:20:54 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The point?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'll tell you the point of it to me:  I've got some 30 years worth of vinyl LPs gradually deteriorating in my basement and no good way to listen to them on a regular basis, until now.  Sure, I'm going to lose some fidelity to sampling and compression.  But they will sound a heckuva lot better if I transfer them to MP3 than they do now, for the simple fact that at least I can listen to them conveniently.  And, they will never sound better than they do now since each passing day exposes them to more and more of the ravages of warpage and dust.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[egeex]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:37:37 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Pre-amplification and compression]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Firstly, compression.  The final recording is a physical groove which is the precise shape of the sound signal recorded, amplitude-modulated, i.e. the louder the sound, the wider the groove at that point.  Compression simply doesn't feature in the approach.  The bandwidth effectively handled by the recording can be calculated based on the speed at which the innermost groove moves under the stylus.  The 16-2/3 format sacrificed some quality.In the case of a mono record, the groove meanders side to side relative to the stylus.  In the case of stereo, there are two grooves at 45% to the vertical, and a mono head did not allow the needle to move easily in the vertical axis and would damage a stereo groove.  A quadphonic record added a vertical channel and a longitudinal channel which was, I seem to recall, phase-modulated - a complex system!Pre-amplification is necessary for the purpose of matching signal levels from input devices to the designed input voltage for an amplifier.  In the case of a ceramic cartridge, the voltage was pretty high.  In the case of a magnetic cartridge, the voltage was very much lower and needed to be boosted considerably for the amplifier to be able to use it.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[hercules.gunter@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:35:45 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[More information on the process!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think there is a lot of information already available, but just in case anyone wants to read some more (and there is plenty here!) take a look at http://www.delback.co.uk/]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[chrisbedford]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:44:24 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I guess everyone could argue all night...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My points, which you are missing, is that a) this needn't be a replacement for a record deck or source for your living room audio.  I didn't get that impression anyway.b) You haven't heard it (nor have I) and can't fully comment about how good or bad it is compared to other mp3 options.  Maybe it's better than you think, maybe not.If one wants the mp3 for the car or out jogging etc then surely this is an easy and practical solution?  What do you listen to in the car or on the train?  I've got a two hour round trip and couldn't be bothered with carrying 4 converted records on cd per day when I can get dozens in mp3 format.  Me..  I don't have an audio cd recorder and don't want one(one chance to get it right, expensive media, stuck with any crackle/pops it picks up).  I convert to MiniDisc as that's easy for me (I don't care what anyone thinks of the dynamics, I'm happy with it) OR I have the more awkward solution of rigging my deck through my old amp, into my Creative card in the PC.  The PC solution is a hassle !   Burning audio CDs is a bigger hassle.I accept your point is probably valid for your home audio requirements....  but not mine, and probably not for most folk. I guess we could do with some proper feedback on the decks conversion prowess now.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmckay]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:34:55 -0700</pubDate>
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