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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jim R. on May 08, 2016, 09:34:20 AM
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Does anybody know of and/or can recommend a good company who can digitize some special albums I have?
I've liquidated most of my albums (the ones I have quality digital copies of, plus record racks, and almost everything vinyl related but I have a couple of special albums that are not available in digital form anywhere so I'm looking for a high quality needle-drop service.
Thanks,
Jim
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Jim I don't know of a specific one
But acoustic sounds has taken a big step into digital they may be able to help
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Howie,
Thanks for the suggesttion, I'll check in with them.
Thanks,
Jim
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It's been a while since I was on Vinyl Asylum, but cactuscowboy over there at least used to do this on a professional basis. I've never used his service, but he seems like an upright kinda guy.
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Joshua,
Thanks much. Oh no, not the "Asylum." :-)
-- Jim
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Jim,
I digitize my albums and would be happy to digitize your albums. I currently use a VPI Mk IV turntable with all the upgrades, a Woody String Theory tonearm, with either a Dynavector 20x2 HO Cartridge or a Shelter 501 Mk II cartridge. I pass it through an Eros Phone Preamp into a ASUS Xonar Essence STX Soundcard using Audacity software to do the conversion.
What albums are you trying to convert I may have them. Also, given that you are a Bottlehead person I wouldn't charge for the copying, you would just need to pay for shipping charges.
The conversions I have done sound much better than regular CD's in my system and car. I can also download to a flash drive or both if you want. Let me know if you are interested.
Richard
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Hi Richard,
I'll have to count and find out what the albums are, but there aren't many of them.
The one thing that I care about most is the Impex set of the 9 Beethoven symphonies as performed by the Bremen City Orchestra. It's played a bit differently than most Beethoven cycles, the albums are pristinely produced, and it was a gift from my wife.
I can also send you a portable 2.5" SSD drive that I could then directly transfer to my Aries Mini.
I'll be in. touch once I know exactly what I have.
Thanks very much for the offer!
-- Jim
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Jim,
No problem. Unfortunately, I do not have a lot of classical, about 300 - 400 albums. Still, let me know.
By the way where are you located, I live in So. Calif.
Richard
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Hi Richard,
Well, with my album collection mostly gone, 3-400 is. way more than I have now. This Impex set was a fairly limited collection and I don't think it ever made it to CD -- at least I've never been able to find it.
BTW, I live in Boulder, CO.
Take care,
Jim
P.S. -- it's going to be a while before I can get this stuff together and out the door. I'll contact you offline for an address when the time comes.
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The one thing that I care about most is the Impex set of the 9 Beethoven symphonies as performed by the Bremen City Orchestra. It's played a bit differently than most Beethoven cycles, the albums are pristinely produced, and it was a gift from my wife.
These are available as hybrid SACD. All on Scamzon, and presumably other locations as well:
1 & 5 (http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphonies-Nos-5-1/dp/B001CFLGYG/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1462986099&sr=1-2&keywords=Paavo+J%C3%A4rvi+beethoven)
2 & 6 (http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphonies-No-Pastoral/dp/B002DU7OS6/ref=sr_1_6?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1462986099&sr=1-6&keywords=Paavo+J%C3%A4rvi+beethoven)
3 & 8 (http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphonies-Nos-3-8/dp/B000ROALF8/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1462986099&sr=1-3&keywords=Paavo+J%C3%A4rvi+beethoven)
4 & 7 (http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphonies-Nos-4-7/dp/B0010DJ11K/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1462986099&sr=1-4&keywords=Paavo+J%C3%A4rvi+beethoven)
9 (http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphony-No-9-Paavo-Jarvi/dp/B002JJE0QA/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1462986099&sr=1-1&keywords=Paavo+J%C3%A4rvi+beethoven)
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Hi Joshua,
Wow, thanks for this! I'll see what I can find -- if I don't have to ship the set, all the better.
Richard, I didn't get a chance to go through the other albums this morning -- too much else to get done and then I hurt my back again, so I'm out of commission for the rest of the day.
--- Jim
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Jim,
Take your time, I am here whenever you need to have this done.
By the way what equipment will you be playing this on. Will you want to use a memory stick or CD's. I can record this in 24/44 which is CD Redbook speed or, 96/24 or 192/24. I have done each and in the car I cannot tell a difference. However on my home system there is a slight difference using the 96/24 or 192/24 speed. The music is both clearer and more precise. Also, the soundstage is better. But, the higher speed might also seem a little bright.
I could do all three as a sample and let you decide. It would not take long for me to do one side of an album and mail it to you. Then you can make a decision.
Richard
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Hi Richard,
Setup is Auralic Aries Mini feeding Metrum Musette DAC via USB and then into a 5.6 watt, SE Class A EL84 amp and out to Orca DeLuxes.
I will most likely send you a 1TB SSD in a small, portable enclosure. 24/96 AIFF is what I prefer. I can then load the files directly to the Aries mini via the USB port. If you have a firewire interface for transferring the files, all the better -- I can supply an Audioquest Carbon Firewire cable too.
I should warn you, if I can find the albums on HD tracks or another hi-res download site, I'll probably just do that. I also have very few albums left and probably most of them are on HDTracks.
We'll just have to see what I have left. Laid up with a bad back again today so I can't get down to my listening room to see what I have.
Talk to you later,
Jim