tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103153.post114166558681281100..comments2023-11-03T03:30:10.177-05:00Comments on Sven's Personal Memos: Vinyl RecordsSvenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04106330081401871456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103153.post-1141827301443498612006-03-08T08:15:00.000-06:002006-03-08T08:15:00.000-06:00For those of us with an excellent ear, vinyl is st...For those of us with an excellent ear, vinyl is still the pref among purists. CDs eliminate ambience, which is depth, considering it "noise". This effect is most noticeable on classical records, but I've noticed it on some of my old Doobie Bros. too. If there was a cure for scratches, vinyl would be Nirvana.<BR/><BR/>Purple Rain was one of my fav movies, and I loved The Time. Whatever happened to music?Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103153.post-1141785343801637542006-03-07T20:35:00.000-06:002006-03-07T20:35:00.000-06:00Just make sure when you connect your hi-fi to your...Just make sure when you connect your hi-fi to your computer to record your vinyl into digital to move your beloved Oh's to your Nano that you use the proper shielded cable. I few years ago, I decided to record some old vinyl onto my computer to allow me to listen to some vintage Clash on my mp3 player. I worked all the details out. I got all the needed and appropriate cables to connect my stereo and computer to each other. So, I thought. I was two feet too short. So, I looked around my house and found a solution. I had a headphone extension cable. Great. I got my computer connected just fine. I recorded Sandinista! onto my computer. I spent an entire weekend recording each of my favorite vinyl lps onto my computer. I was in heaven. <BR/><BR/>About two weeks later after hours of listening enjoyment on my mp3 player and computer, I was surfing the net. Nothing unusual. Nothing out of the ordinary. Then, *poof*. Yes, there was literally a POOF of smoke and a flash near the floor between my stereo and my computer desk. It turns out the quick and easy headphone extension cord I used wasn't shielded, and after being connected to low voltage electricity for two weeks the insulation couldn't take the heat. I almost started my house on fire. <BR/><BR/>Moral of the story...when there is a poof of smoke, you've used the wrong cable.-John Lustighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00802797386401070542noreply@blogger.com